Cephea coerulea

Cephea coerulea Vanhöffen, 1902

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Family:	Cepheidae ()
Max. size:	5.7 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	pelagic; marine
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: East coast of Africa.
Diagnosis:	5.7 cm wide; the dome-like apex with 6 to 8 large and about 30 small, round protuberances, surrounded by a wide annular furrow; no marginal lappets; mouth-arms dichotomous, each with four long filaments; numerous very small filaments among the mouths; 7 inter-rhopalar canals in each octant.
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IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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