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Description

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Manubrium and bulbs usually orange, the circular canal is sometimes red.

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Distribution

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Found in the Barents Sea.

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Ecology

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Neritic, boreal species.

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Life Cycle

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Hydroid - Corymorpha nana Alder.

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Morphology

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Umbrella with thick walls, especially near the top end. Manubrium thick, does not extend beyond the velum. Has only one well-developed tentacle on a large bulb, the other 3 bulbs are much smaller and lack tentacles. Ocelli absent.

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Size

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Height up to 4.5 mm, width up to 3.5 mm.

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Biology

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solitary hydroid, planktonic medusa

Reference

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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Jacob van der Land [email]

Distribution

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Bay of Fundy; Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia; Gulf of St. Lawrence

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]