Family: |
Colossendeidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 703 - 4390 m |
Distribution: |
Northern Pacific: Japan, Kermadec Island and USA. |
Diagnosis: |
Consistently small with long, ctraight, inflated proboscis. Distal 3 palp segments very short in relation to next proximal 2. Tarsus almost twice propodal length, claw of moderate length. Terminal oviger claw very long (Ref. 2157, p. 13). |
Biology: |
Deep slope to abyssal (Ref. 19). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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