Halitholus pauper

Halitholus pauper Hartlaub, 1913

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Family:	Pandeidae ()
Max. size:	0.9 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	pelagic; marine; depth range 3 - 10 m
Distribution:	Arctic, Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical and boreal.
Diagnosis:	Bell height measures 12 mm, with a rounded to pointed gelatinous apical projection; large manubrium attached to the radial canals from the top and with a large mouth and horseshoe-shaped folded gonads; 4 smooth-edged radial canals; 8-16 tentacles with laterally compressed bulbs and ocelli; transparent bell but may vary in coloration in the manubrium from reddish to yellowish to brownish (Ref. 2376).
Biology:	Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Passively hanging upside down, suspended below the long tentacles (Ref. 2376).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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