Lestrigonus schizogeneios

Taxon-Order: 

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Distribution: 
Warm waters from all ocean basins.
Habitat: 
Inhabits upper 200 m
Size: 
2.0 - 5.0 mm
Useful Facts or Characters: 

Pereonites (segments) 1-3 fused in females; pereonites 1-2 fused in males.  The gland cone is sharply pointed in females and blunter in males.

Natural History: 

Reported to be associated with cnidarians such as Leuckartiara spp., Liriope tetraphylla and Aequorea spp.