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Siphonophore

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Siphonophores (from Ancient Greek σίφων (siphōn), meaning "tube" and -φόρος (-phóros), meaning "bearing") are cnidarian animals of the hydrozoan order Siphonophorae. According to the World Register of Marine Species, the order contains 194 species described thus far.

Siphonophore - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Order of colonial hydrozoans with differentiated zooids Not to be confused with Siphonophorida . Siphonophore (A) Rhizophysa eysenhardtii scale bar = 1 cm, (B) Bathyphysa conifera 2 cm, (C) Hippopodius hippopus 5 mm, (D) Kephyes hiulcus 2 mm (E) Desmophyes haematogaster 5 mm (F) Sphaeronectes christiansonae 2 mm, (G) Praya dubia 4 cm, (H) Apolemia sp. 1 cm, (I) Lychnagalma utricularia 1 cm, (J) Nanomia sp. 1 cm, (K) Physophora hydrostatica 5 mm Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydr

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