Bathykorus bouilloni Raskoff , 2010
A new species of hydromedusae common below 1000 m
Size
- body upto 2 cm
Color & Characteristics
- clear translucent
- tentacles emerge well above the bell margin
- 4 (occasionally 5) primary tentacles, with equal number smaller secondary tentacles
- 3 stomach pouches per quadent
Habitat
- Only know from the Arctic (at present)
- Bathypelagic, concentrated between 1400 and 2000 m, observation beween 800 and 2500 m
- Hundreds of Bathykorus bouilloni were observed by ROV, showing thet new species can be common within a habitat
- Re-examination of material from older cruises shows it to be common throughout the Arctic
Feeding
- Diet is unknown, but other narcomedusae are known to feed primarily on other gelantinous taxa
Life cycle
- Details are unknown, but likely holoplanktonic, without a polyp stage
Page Author: Kevin Raskoff & Russ Hopcroft
Created: Aug 20, 2010
