Aeginidae with sixteen stomach pouches; absent or degenerate peripheral canal system; eight primary tentacles and eight peronia; secondary tentacles on umbrella margin; sensory clubs with no otoporpae.
Hemispherical umbrella with central part fairly thick; large, circular stomach with sixteen rectangular pouches with indicationsof slight median clefts; eight large primary tentacles issuing at level of top of stomach, with peronia running to umbrella margin; 3-5 secondary tentacles on umbrella margin in each octant; one or two sensory clubs between adjacent secondary tentacles; deep brown or purplish black stomach pouches; umbrella up to 45 mm wide.
European waters; Atlantic.
Aeginura grimaldii is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. It has a depth range of 660-1200m deep. Live specimens are bright reddish in color, with pale tentacles, and a light red globous capsule dome containing the dark colored red body. It usually measures no more than 4.5cm from the peak of the bell to the end of the tentacles.
Aeginura grimaldii is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. It is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. It has a depth range of 660-1200m deep. Live specimens are bright reddish in color, with pale tentacles, and a light red globous capsule dome containing the dark colored red body. It usually measures no more than 4.5cm from the peak of the bell to the end of the tentacles.
