Description
General:
Body scarlet; rostrum thin and longer than antennular scales; golden eyes; pereopods 3 to 5 long and thread-like.
Size:
To 70 mm-75 mm (total length).
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
500 - 4000 m
Habitat description:
Pelagic.
Ocean range (global):
Santa Barbara Island, California, to Peru.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wicksten, M.K. (2011). Decopod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces. eScholarsip. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7sk9t2dz
Citation:
Plesionika sanctaecatalinae
(Wicksten, 2011) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Plesionika%20sanctaecatalinae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-28.