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Lobonema smithii Mayer, 1910 |
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photo by
Ruby Chu@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project |
| Family: | Lobonematidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 23.6 cm wide, thick, tough and rigid; exumbrella with erect, gelatinous papillae, largest and most abundant at center, about 3.5 to 4 cm long, pointed, with nematocysts; four velar lappets in each octant, 9 to 10 cm long, tapering, pointed; mouth arms 15 cm long, distal three-winged portion one and one-half times as long as proximal portion; numerous long spindle-shaped and thread-like appendages; 16 radial canals. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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