| Family: |
Lucernariidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 2800 - 2800 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: Faroe and Shetland Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Calyx up to 6 cm wide, slightly higher than wide; peduncle short, 0.5 to 1 cm high; peduncles conical, wide, hardly one-third as long as calyx; perradial notches between arms only a little wider than the interradial; arms short, each with 80 to 90 tentacles; gonads very broad and short, not extending to base of arms |
| Biology: |
Found from a non-vent, abyssal habitat (Ref. 116634). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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