Description
General:
Main part of the tentacle, with its tentilla, can be extended way from the siphosomal stem on a long peduncle. Lures wriggle in an uncoordinated manner. Bracts have dots at the end of them (concentrated nematocysts). Slightly deeper and more abundant in GoC.
Geographic Information
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Philip R. Pugh, National Oceanographic Centre.
Verified MBARI depth distribution:
289 - 1600 m
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pugh, P.R. (2001). A review of the genus Erenna Bedot, 1904 (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series, 67: 169–182.
Citation:
Erenna laciniata
(Pugh, 2001) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Erenna%20laciniata. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-04.