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Lychnorhiza lucerna Haeckel, 1880 |
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| Family: | Lychnorhizidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: From Colombia to Brazil south to Argentina. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 12 to 15 cm wide, flatter than a hemisphere, exumbrella with fine granules and minute, sharp-pointed projections; four large velar lappets in each octant; mouth-arms as long as diameter of bell, much folded, the numerous mouths surrounded by minute clubs and nemuerous long filaments; twocentripetal vessels between adjacent radial canals. | |||
| Biology: | Abundant in coastal areas under the influence of estuaries (Ref. 126290). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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