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Crambionella orsini (Vanhöffen, 1888) |
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| Family: | Catostylidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 10 to 20 cm wide, plump, massive, hard and cartilagenous, smooth; in each octant 16 small, sharp-pointed, smooth velar lappets, separated by furrows extending upwards on exumbrella, furrows without pigment; mouth arms about as long as bell radius, proximal portion short, one-third as long as distal 3 winged portion, which is large, prismatic, with a short gelatinous, pyramidal, bluntly pointed, three cornered terminal knob; extra circular canal system with several radial vessels. | |||
| Biology: | Found in coastal waters of Oman. Obtains nutrition from symbiotic algae (Ref. 129713). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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