Description
Size:
Up to 23 mm in diameter.
General:
Exumbrella with long nematocyst tracks running up from the base of the tentacles. Manubrium with 4 ruffled lips. No gastric peduncle. Umbrella transparent, white gonads, pale yellow tentacle bases.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Cosmopolitan.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills (1998). Pacific coast pelagic invertebrates: a guide to the common gelatinous animals. Sea Challengers & Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA. 101 pp.
Citation:
Annatiara affinis
((Hartlaub, 1913) ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Annatiara%20affinis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.