Gyptis rosea unspecified
Gyptis rosea
photo by Giourgis, Hector

Family:  Hesionidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: Denmark.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Both a carnivore and surface deposit feeder; feeds on diatoms, detritus, copepods, foraminiferans and on a variety of small invertebrates (based on the feeding ecology of the family Hesionidae; Ref. 87179) (Ref. 3140).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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