Porania pulvillus is up to 12 cm (4.7 in) in diameter. The aboral surface (top) is usually bright red but may be purple, orange or … Meer weergeven

Found in the waters off Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, New England and Newfoundland. Meer weergeven

Porania pulvillus produces brachiolaria larvae in spring. It is gonochoristic.
It feeds on detritus and the soft coral Alcyonium digitatum. Meer weergeven

Porania pulvillus is sublittoral, typically living at 10–300 m (33–984 ft) depth, but some at up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Meer weergeven

• View of pores on oral surface
• Oral surface of the end of a leg
• Aboral surface of the end of a leg
• A red Porania pulvillus
• An orange Porania pulvillus Meer weergeven