| Family: |
Chirodropidae () |
| Max. size: |
14 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 85 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
10 m high, 14 m wide each pedalium with 7 to 9 fingers and tentacles, irregularly placed; each of the four gastric saccules gives rise to two finger shaped, hernia-like sacs. |
| Biology: |
Neritic, estuarine, potentially pathogenic (Ref. 116114). Second most abundant species in their plankton. July bloom is common at Hudson Creek and Duplin River. Species overwinters in estuaries (Ref. 61060). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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