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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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