Habitat
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"When collected, this species is nearly always attached to sea whips, sea fans or other sessile animals." (Lambert, Austin 2007)
Trophic Strategy
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"Its elevated position allows it to feed on planktonic animals in the water, and may also shelter it from bottom dwelling predators. When suspension feeding, the two thick arms tend to coil around the sea whip in opposite directions and the smaller arms extend out into the water." (Lambert, Austin 2007)
Breeding
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Large eggs, probably direct development
Distribution
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General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (Pacific and Atlantic Oceans), depth range 62-2963 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
5. Courtecuisse, R. (1999)
Collins mushrooms of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers, London.
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Distribution
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In more than 100 m depth, clinging to sea pens and gorgonians towards the edge of the continental shelf and in some Scottish sea lochs. Almost cosmopolitan in depths of 100 to 1800 m.
Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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