Colossendeis arcuata

Colossendeis arcuata Milne-Edwards, 1885

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Family:	Colossendeidae ()
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Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 730 - 2200 m
Distribution:	Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Diagnosis:	Size intermediate among species. Proboscis longer than trunk, robust, conspicuously down curved over its entire length (rather than only distally). Palp segments moderately short, fifth less than half length of third, seventh next-longest, followed by eighth, tenth, sixth, and ninth which is shortest (other than two very short basal segments). Palp distal two segments recurved posteriorly toward trunk. Oviger terminal claw only as long as terminal segment diameter. Leg distal segments quite short in relation to long legs. Tarsus slightly shorter than propodus, claw less than propodal length (Ref. 9).
Biology:	Abyssal (Ref. 169).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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