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Leucothea pulchra
Leucothea pulchra Matsumoto, 1988
Orange-tipped sea gooseberry
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Family:  Leucotheidae (spiky sea walnuts)
Max. size: 
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Canada and USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Largest and delicate species of shallow lobates; swims slowly and horizontally during feeding, folding its folds into a tube and bringing the prey using its oral tentacles into its mouth; feeds on copepods and other small zooplankton (Ref. 2376).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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