| Family: |
Mastigiidae () |
| Max. size: |
7 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: from Mauritius north to Taiwan, then south to Australia and east to Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Up to 7 cm wide; exumbrella with numerous warts of nematocysts, but lappet region smooth; 5 to 8 velar lappets in each octant; mouth-arms thick, shorter than disk radius, without appendages; arms disk with filaments ; 12 to 14 canal roots in each octant; rhopalar canals with anastomoses throughout their length. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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