Family: |
Periphyllidae () |
Max. size: |
1.5 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and Malay Archipelago. |
Diagnosis: |
1.5 cm wide and high, with thick walls; the dome-like apex evenly rounded; the 4 tentacular pedalia similar in size to the 4 rhopalar ones; marginal lappets semicircular; gonads oval, almost equidistant. |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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