Family: |
Olindiidae () |
Max. size: |
2.5 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
Distribution: |
North Atlantic and North Pacific: Asia outside western Palearctic. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Form circalittoral rocks and other hard substrata (Ref. 1314). Medusae in the Russian Far-east are extremely venomous compared to those from the northwest Pacific; in the west coast, they are found in summer attached to eel grass Ulva sp. or laminarian algae; feed on copepods (Ref. 2376). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
venomous |
Country info: |
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