Family: |
Bougainvilliidae () |
Max. size: |
0.9 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m |
Distribution: |
Arctic, Northern Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Mostly polar, but also subtropical and boreal. |
Diagnosis: |
Bell measures 10 mm high and wide; manubrium varies from pink to white, with 4 very distinctive dichotomously-branched oral tentacles; 4 radial canals; 4 tentacle bulbs, each bearing similar tentacles (<60) and with its own dark ocellus; transparent umbrella (Ref. 2376). |
Biology: |
Neritic (Ref. 120409). Found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 116013). Colonial (Ref. 19). Fairly short-lived, occurring in late spring or summer and feeding especially on barnacle nauplii; preyed on by Aequorea sp. and other medusivorous hydromedusae (Ref. 2376). Also on hard substrate (Ref. 116013). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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