| Family: |
Lucernariidae () |
| Max. size: |
0.9 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: Antarctic (Gauss station) and Greenland. |
| Diagnosis: |
Calyx timble shaped, with sloping sdes, up to 9 cm wide and slightly more in height; peduncle almost rudimentary; perradial notches between arms somewhat wider and deeper than the interradial; arms short, each with up to 100 short tentacles; gonads very broad, extending to base of arms. |
| Biology: |
Species recorded below a 200 meter depth (Ref. 116634). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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