Species details
Up to 11cm tall
New species of platyctenean ctenophore, «Lyrocteis flavopallidus» sp. nov., from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. 1972)
provided by British Antarctic Survey
Lyrocteis flavopallidus is sedentary and usually found atop sponges or other elevated surfaces. However, it is able to move at least 1 to 2 m per day possible to attain a more advantageous feeding position. The systematic placement of «L. flavopallidus» is somewhat uncertain because neither the anatomy of the reproductive system nor the larval development is known; the species may represent a new genus and possibly a new family.)
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Up to 11cm tall
New species of platyctenean ctenophore, «Lyrocteis flavopallidus» sp. nov., from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. 1972)
Found from 36 to 761m
Food items are captured by the sticky tentacles and transferred to the mouth.
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