| 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. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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