Diadumenidae () |
3 cm H (male/unsexed) |
sessile; marine |
Western Pacific. |
Relatively small with tentacular crown up to 3.5 centimeters in diameter and 3 cm in height. Smooth green-gray or brown cylindrical column that may or may not have vertical orange or white stripes. 50 to 100 slender, tapering tentacles that are fully retractile, usually transparent, sometimes gray or light green flecked with white. |
Known from infralittoral zones (Ref. 85338). Solitary (Ref. 2377). Found on rock surfaces, attached to one spot but can glide over the substrate. Will feed on any animal it can catch and swallow (Ref. 125338). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Found to be locally extinct in New Brunswick, found in different locations in Nova Scotia (Ref. 126226). |
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