Bougainvillia principis (Steenstup, 1850) |
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Family: | Bougainvilliidae () | |||
Max. size: | 1 cm WD (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 250 m | |||
Distribution: | Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific. Subtropical to polar. | |||
Diagnosis: | Bell measures 10 mm high and wide; manubrium varies from pink to white, with 4 very distinctive dichotomously-branched oral tentacles; 4 radial canals; 4 tentacle bulbs, each bearing similar tentacles (<60) and with its own dark ocellus; transparent umbrella (Ref. 2376). | |||
Biology: | Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Fairly short-lived, occurring in late spring or summer and feeding especially on barnacle nauplii; preyed on by Aequorea sp. and other medusivorous hydromedusae (Ref. 2376). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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