Acromitus maculosus Light, 1914
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Family:  Catostylidae ()
Max. size:  9 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:  9 cm wide; exumbrella with blunt, conical protuberances; sub genital papillae flap-like mouth arms 1.3 to two times the length of radius of bell, thick and broad, with long whip-like filaments and long thread-like endings; a few anastomoses inside the canal.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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