| Haliclystidae () |
| 2.8 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 8 m |
| Antarctic Atlantic, Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Strait of Magellan. |
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Calyx conical; up to 2.8 cm wide; peduncle one half to one third as long as height of calyx; arms fairly short, flat equidistant, each with up to 100 or more tentacles; marginal anchors very large, biscuit-shaped, each with a tentacular knob; gonads wide, lancet shaped, widely separated, extending to end of arms with 100 to 150 follicles in 6 to 8 radiating rows. |
| Small individuals of this species are found attached to filamentous algae, while larger ones are attached to a variety of algae by means of its adhesive disc on the base of their peduncle. It detaches and reattaches by somersaulting using their adhesive organs. Found at depths of 1 to 8m. Feeds on small crustaceans, fly larvae, polychaetes and gastropod mollusks. Preyed upon by fish and nudibranchs (Ref. 87801). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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