Staurotheca vervoorti

Staurotheca vervoorti (El Beshbeeshy, 1991)

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Family:	Sertulariidae ()
Max. size:	15 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 310 - 1500 m
Distribution:	Southwest and Antarctic Atlantic: Patagonian coasts, Falkland Island and South Georgia.
Diagnosis:	Stems up to 15 cm long, polysiphonic over a great extension. Branching dichotomous and in one plane. Branches strongly contracted at their base and originating at a position corresponding to a hydrotheca. Both stems and branches flattened. Hydrothecae arranged in subopposite or alternate pairs, forming two longitudinal series. In these series, hydrothecae may be closely approximated.
Biology:	Length based on stem length. Known at depths of 310 to 2727 m (Ref. 7414).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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