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Homoeonema platygonon Maas 1893

Distribution

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Found in the Kara Sea.

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Ecology

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Deep-water species.

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Morphology

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The walls of the umbrella are very thin. Velum is wide. The edge to the umbrella carries 40-80 tentacles. Manubrium very short. The gonad enwraps the base of the manubrium in a wide ring and extends along the radial canals in the form of wide ribbons.

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Size

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Height up to 2 mm, diameter 3-4 mm.

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Homoeonema platygonon

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Homoeonema platygonon: Brief Summary

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Homoeonema platygonon is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Homoeonema.

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Biology

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Reference

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

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