Family: |
Ulmaridae (), subfamily: Aureliinae |
Max. size: |
60 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 330 m |
Distribution: |
Arctic. Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean: from China to Alaska, south to Argentina and east to Oman. |
Diagnosis: |
Up to 50 to 60 cm wide; 16 wide, simple velar lappets containing 5 to 8 simple, blindly ending centrifugal canals; tentacles in 16 clusters arising in a single row below the ring canal, each group curved with the concavity outwards. |
Biology: |
Reported to have symbiotic hyperiids on its subumbrella (Ref. 116551). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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