| Family: |
Ulmaridae () |
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| Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
A semaeostome scyphomedusae with a hemispherical to round bell, up to 9.4 cm in diameter. Exumbrellar surface of the bell is heavily laden with small bumps which are composed of dense aggregations of nematocysts. 3 or 4 gonads and 3 or 4 oral arms with larger nematocyst laden bumps. All surfaces are a translucent blue-white color. Tentacles are completely lacking. Canal are simple, not netlike. Marginal ring projections often bifurcated on each side of a rhopalia. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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