Lucernaria sainthilarei

Lucernaria sainthilarei (Radicorzew)

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Family:	Lucernariidae ()
Max. size:	8.5 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthopelagic; marine
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea.
Diagnosis:	Calyx up to 8.5 cm wide and 9 cm high; peduncle about half as long as height of calyx; perradial notches between arms about twice as wide and deep as the interradial; each arm with 150 to 200 tentacles; gonads very broad, with numerous (about 300) separate, sac-like pouches; body transparent with pink gonads and violet tentacles.
Biology:	Species recorded below a 200 meter depth (Ref. 116634).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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