Family: |
Cassiopeidae () |
Max. size: |
26 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m |
Distribution: |
Western Atlantic. |
Diagnosis: |
12 to 26 cm wide; no concavity at center of exumbrella; always 12 rhopalis; 60 short, nearly straight edged marginal lappets; mouth-arms three-fourths the length of bell radius; scattered uniformly between the mouths are 30 to 40 small, leaf-shaped vesicles. |
Biology: |
Found in estuarine, soft substrate, symbiotic (Ref. 116114). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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