Neoturris breviconis (Murbach & Shearer, 1902)
Blob-top jelly
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Family:  Pandeidae ()
Max. size:  4.5 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 500 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Northern Atlantic and Northern Pacific. Mostly polar, but also in tropical and boreal.
Diagnosis:  Bell height measures 45 mm, with low and conical gelatinous apical projection; broad manubrium with fine frills at the lips' margin; horseshoe-shaped gonads with horizontal to oblique folds on the sides and centrally located small pits; 4 broad radial canals with jagged edges; 100 or more densely crowded tentacles with laterally-compressed bulbs; transparent bell with gonads and manubrium vary from orange, pink and red colorations (Ref. 2376).
Biology:  Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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