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Halopsis ocellata Agassiz 1865

Description

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Live specimens are pink in color.

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Distribution

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Boreal species. In the Arctic found in the western Barents Sea.

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Ecology

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Boreal species.

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Life Cycle

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Hydroid unknown.

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Morphology

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The number of radial canals varies from 12 to 16. The gonads extend to about 2/3 of the length of the radial canals, are located near the base of the umbrella. The number of tentacles and whiskers between them reaches several hundred, up to 500. The number of statocysts can reach 80.

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Size

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Diameter up to 70 mm, height up to 18 mm.

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Biology

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free medusae, polyp ‘Lafoeina tenuis’-type

Reference

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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