Mertensia ovum
Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780)
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Overview
Description
Body red and/or purple in color; tentacles are red.
Description
Morphology
Body flattened on the sides; one of the axis is 3-4 times shorter than the other. Tentacles are tens of times longer than the body when extended; tentacle pouches are present.
Size
Length up to 55 mm, width up to 45 mm, thickness up to 15 mm.
Ecology and Distribution
Distribution
Cold-water species; circumpolar distribution. Found in most Arctic and sub-Arctic seas.
Taxonomy
- Mertensia cucullus L. Agassiz, 1860 (synonym)


