Haliclystus auricula (Rathke, 1806)
Eared stalked-jellyfish
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Family:  Haliclystidae ()
Max. size:  3 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine
Distribution:  Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans: North America, coasts of Europe, Japan, Chile, USA and Canada. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical and boreal.
Diagnosis:  Calyx conical to pyramidal, up to 3 cm wide about as high as wide or somewhat lower; peduncle about as long as height of calyx; perradial notches between arms slightly deeper than the interradial; 30 to 60 (up to 100) tentacles on each arms; marginal anchors kidney shaped, with a short, cylindrical stalk, gonads to ends of arms, with follicles in 2 to 4 or 6 radial rows; subumbrella smooth.
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IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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