Symplectoscyphus nesioticus Blanco, 1977
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Family:  Sertulariidae ()
Max. size:  1.5 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 90 - 522 m
Distribution:  Antarctic Atlantic: South Shetland and Antarctica.
Diagnosis:  Tiny stems up to ca 0.5 cm long. Stem internodes long and distinctly arranged in zig-zag fashion. Hydrothecae situated at the end of stem internode. Hydrotheca almost tubular and directed up- and outwards. Hydrotheca free for most of its adcauline wall; free part of adcauline hydrothecal wall straight. Hydrotheca with a distinct inflexion point where adcauline wall becomes free. Abcauline wall straight or slightly abcaudally directed at its distal part. Cusps of hydrothecal aperture sharp and separated by deep embayments. Hydrotheca widening at the aperture.
Biology:  Found at depths of 90 to 522 m; on Bryozoans and hydroids (Ref. 7416).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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