Biology:Rhizophysa filiformis

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Short description: Species of siphonophore

Rhizophysa filiformis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Rhizophysidae
Genus: Rhizophysa
Species:
R. filiformis
Binomial name
Rhizophysa filiformis
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pneumophysa gegenbauri Epibulia (Macrosoma) mertensii
  • Brandt, 1835 (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Haeckel, 1888 Pneumophysa mertensii
  • Physsophora filiformis (Brandt, 1835)
  • Galeolaria filiformis Forsskål, 1775
  • Péron & Lesueur, 1807 Rhizophysa planestoma

Rhizophysa filiformis is a species of siphonophore, a group of colonial marine organisms that are closely related to jellyfish. It belongs to the family Rhizophysidae.[1][2][3]

Habitat and distribution

This species is pelagic and occurs in the western Atlantic.[2]

Resources

Wikidata ☰ Q2116488 entry