Family: |
Leucotheidae (spiky sea walnuts) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m |
Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Canada and USA. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Largest and delicate species of shallow lobates; swims slowly and horizontally during feeding, folding its folds into a tube and bringing the prey using its oral tentacles into its mouth; feeds on copepods and other small zooplankton (Ref. 2376). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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