Staurotheca plana
Staurotheca plana Peña Cantero, Svoboda & Vervoort, 1997
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Family:  Sertulariidae ()
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Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 672 - 830 m
Distribution:  Antarctic Atlantic: Antarctica (Weddell Sea).
Diagnosis:  Erect and polysiphonic stems, scarcely branched in one plane, by the presence of two to three hydrothecae per verticil, and by the absence of both anastomoses and mushroom-shaped diaphragm.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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