| Family: |
Mastigiidae () |
| Max. size: |
20 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaii, Philippines and Malayan Archipelago. |
| Diagnosis: |
5.5 to 20 cm wide, exumbrella smooth or finely granulated; 6 to 8 broadly rounded, well separated velar lappets without connecting membrane; mouth-arms terminate in along, tapering naked filament, about two-thirds as long as the lower arm itself; intracircular canal system fine-meshed with about 20 canal roots in each octant. |
| 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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