Paraphyllina ransoni Russell, 1956
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Family:  Paraphyllinidae ()
Max. size:  3.5 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Liberia, USA and Canada.
Diagnosis:  Up to 3.5 cm wide (2.5 m at coronal groove); umbrella with dome-shaped apex; rhopalar pedalia slightly narrower than the tentacular; marginal lappets evenly rounded; eight adrarial gonads W-shaped; ring muscle continuous; no ocelli with lens; brownish-red coloration over whole medusa.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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