Pericolpa quadrigata

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Family:	Periphyllidae ()
Max. size:	3 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	pelagic; marine
Distribution:	Antarctic and Eastern Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands and Australia.
Diagnosis:	3 cm wide, 4 cm high; the dome-like apex pointed; the 4 perradial, tentacular pedalia somewhat wider than the four interradial, rhopalar ones and somewhat longer than the 8 marginal lappets, which are elongate, somewhat pointed; gonads in 4 pairs, their ends close together near the interradii, diverging outwards.
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IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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