| Family: |
Pandeidae () |
| Max. size: |
0.9 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 3 - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic, Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical and boreal. |
| Diagnosis: |
Bell height measures 12 mm, with a rounded to pointed gelatinous apical projection; large manubrium attached to the radial canals from the top and with a large mouth and horseshoe-shaped folded gonads; 4 smooth-edged radial canals; 8-16 tentacles with laterally compressed bulbs and ocelli; transparent bell but may vary in coloration in the manubrium from reddish to yellowish to brownish (Ref. 2376). |
| Biology: |
Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Passively hanging upside down, suspended below the long tentacles (Ref. 2376). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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