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Order of colonial hydrozoans with differentiated zooids
Siphonophores (from Ancient Greek σίφων (siphōn), meaning "tube" and -φόρος (-phóros), meaning "bearing") are cnidarian animals of the hydrozoan order
Siphonophore
Individual living life form
reproducing, others not, like cells in an animal's body. The body of a siphonophore, a jelly-like marine animal, is composed of organism-like zooids, but
Organism
Species of hydrozoan
Praya dubia, the giant siphonophore, lives in the mesopelagic zone to bathypelagic zone at 700 m (2,300 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) below sea level. It has
Praya_dubia
Species of marine cnidarian
resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man o' war is in fact a siphonophore. Like all siphonophores, it is a colonial organism, made up of many smaller units
Portuguese_man_o'_war
Genus of marine hydrozoans
are siphonophores, colonial organisms composed of specialized individual zooids that function together as a single unit. Unlike most siphonophores, which
Physalia
Species of hydrozoan
Physophora hydrostatica, also known as hula skirt siphonophore, is a species of siphonophore in the family Physophoridae. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine
Physophora_hydrostatica
Species of hydrozoan
Marrus orthocanna is a species of pelagic siphonophore, a colonial animal composed of a complex arrangement of zooids, some of which are polyps and some
Marrus_orthocanna
Species of siphonophore sometimes called the flying spaghetti monster
sometimes called the flying spaghetti monster, is a bathypelagic species of siphonophore in the family Rhizophysidae. Sightings have been documented all over
Bathyphysa_conifera
Species of hydrozoan
Nanomia bijuga is a species of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae, a colonial organism like other siphonophores, which possess specialized zooids
Nanomia_bijuga
Species of fish
first discovered life form to emit a red light, with the second being a siphonophore of the genus Erenna. Later, related Stomiid genera Aristostomias, Malacosteus
Chirostomias
Suborder of siphonophores
Physonectae is a suborder of siphonophores. Organisms in the suborder Physonectae follow the classic Siphonophore body plan. They are almost all pelagic
Physonectae
Siphonophore in the family Apolemiidae
string jellyfish, or barbed wire jellyfish, is a colonial siphonophore. As with all siphonophores, string jellyfish look and function much like a single
Apolemia_uvaria
Genus of hydrozoans
Bathyphysa is a genus of hydrozoan siphonophores within the family Rhizophysidae. It has 3 species: Bathyphysa conifera, Bathyphysa Sibogae, and Bathyphysa
Bathyphysa
Species of cnidarian
Bassia is a monotypic siphonophore genus in the family Abylidae. The genus contains the single species Bassia bassensis. The species reaches body lengths
Bassia_bassensis
Genus of hydrozoans
Cunina is a genus of hydrozoan in the Cuninidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. The following species are recognized: Cunina becki Bouillon
Cunina_(cnidarian)
Genus of hydrozoans
Agalma is a genus of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae. Siphonophores are colonial hydrozoans that feed on zooplankton. Agalma clausi Bedot, 1888
Agalma_(cnidarian)
Species of hydrozoan
Diphyes bojani is a species of siphonophores in the family Diphyidae. Schuchert P (ed.). "Diphyes bojani (Eschscholtz, 1825)". World Hydrozoa Database
Diphyes_bojani
Species of hydrozoan
Diphyes chamissonis is a species of siphonophores in the family Diphyidae. Schuchert P (ed.). "Diphyes chamissonis Huxley, 1859". World Hydrozoa Database
Diphyes_chamissonis
Family of cnidarians
Apolemia is a genus of siphonophores. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Apolemiidae. Like other siphonophores, Apolemia members may resemble
Apolemia
Species of hydrozoan
Diphyes antarctica is a species of siphonophores in the family Diphyidae. Schuchert P (ed.). "Diphyes antarctica Moser, 1925". World Hydrozoa Database
Diphyes_antarctica
Suborder of Siphonophorae
is a suborder of Siphonophores alongside two other suborders Physonectae and Cystonectae. This suborder includes the giant siphonophore (Praya dubia), one
Calycophorae
Species of siphonophore
Bathyphysa sibogae is a rare species of siphonophore in the family Rhizophysidae. It is found at a depth of 500 to 2000 meters deep in the Atlantic Ocean
Bathyphysa_sibogae
Species of siphonophore
Praya reticulata is a species of siphonophore in the family Prayidae. It has a distinctive net of radial canals that make up its central cavity, a distinctive
Praya_reticulata
Species of mollusc
Portuguese man o' war and other venomous siphonophores. This sea slug stores stinging nematocysts from the siphonophores within its own tissues as defence against
Glaucus_atlanticus
Spanish biologist and oceanographer (1916–2005)
Chaetognatha, which are carnivorous and feed on other plankton; the colonial Siphonophore, which cluster in groups of individuals of the same species (like the
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
María_de_los_Ángeles_Alvariño_González
Genus of animals belonging to cnidarians and described in 2014
Dendrogramma enigmatica is a species of siphonophore, the only one in its genus. It has been first described in 2014 on the basis of its morphology from
Dendrogramma
Species of cnidarian
Abylopsis tetragona is a species of siphonophore in the family Abylidae. Abylopsis tetragona is a species of siphonophore in the family Abylidae. Abylopsis
Abylopsis_tetragona
Emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light
Hydrozoa that consist of a specialized medusoid and polyp zooid. Some siphonophores, including the genus Erenna that live in the aphotic zone between depths
Fluorescence
Species of hydrozoan
includes Velella. The chondrophores are similar to the better-known siphonophores, which includes the Portuguese man o' war, or Physalia physalis. Although
Porpita_porpita
Species of hydrozoan
Muggiaea atlantica is a species of small hydrozoan, a siphonophore in the family Diphyidae. It is a cosmopolitan species occurring in inshore waters of
Muggiaea_atlantica
Species of siphonophore
Rhizophysa filiformis is a species of siphonophore, a group of colonial marine organisms that are closely related to jellyfish. It belongs to the family
Rhizophysa_filiformis
Living things grouping together, usually for common benefit
The pelagic Marrus orthocanna is a colonial siphonophore assembled from two types of zooids
Colony_(biology)
Suborder of hydrozoans
"bladder", and νηκτός (nēktós), meaning "swimmer") is a suborder of siphonophores. It includes the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) and Bathyphysa
Cystonectae
Species of physalid siphonophore
Physalia minuta, also called little bluebottle, is a species of physalid siphonophore native to the oceanic waters around the Southern Hemisphere. Its longer
Physalia_minuta
Marine hydrozoan
the Indo-Pacific Portuguese species resembles a jellyfish but is a siphonophore, a composite of specialised organisms that function cooperatively. It
Physalia_utriculus
Species of hydrozoan
Agalma okenii is a species of siphonophore in the family Agalmatidae. It was first described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz , who collected it on
Agalma_okenii
Family of hydrozoans
Agalmatidae, or Agalmidae, is a family of siphonophores. Genus Agalma Eschscholtz, 1825 Agalma clausi Bedot, 1888 Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846) Agalma okenii
Agalmatidae
Species of marine cnidarian
Alejandro; D'Elía, Guillermo (2025-06-19). "Population genomics of a sailing siphonophore reveals genetic structure in the open ocean". Current Biology. 35 (15):
Physalia_megalista
Species of fish
larvae has a long filament on its head which bears some resemblance to a siphonophore. These fish live within sponges. The specific name honours the Swedish
Rendahl's_messmate
Emission of light by a living organism
derivatives found in the copepods which form part of its diet. The angler siphonophore (Erenna) utilizes red bioluminescence in appendages to lure fish. Bioluminescent
Bioluminescence
Family of hydrozoans
Rhizophysidae is a family of siphonophores in the suborder Cystonectae. It includes Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the "flying spaghetti monster"
Rhizophysidae
Order of gastropods
surface-dwelling nudibranch, Glaucus atlanticus, is a specialist predator of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man o' war. This predatory mollusc sucks air
Nudibranch
Family of hydrozoan
Physophora is a genus of siphonophores. It is the only genus in the family Physophoridae. Species: Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 Physophora gilmeri
Physophora
Taxonomic class of animals
another medusa or polyp directly (actinulae). Colonial hydrozoans include siphonophore colonies, Hydractinia, Obelia, and many others. In hydrozoan species
Hydrozoa
Genus of hydrozoans
bioluminescent species. There is still a lot that is unknown about Siphonophores and the Rosacea genus specifically, however with continued research
Rosacea_(cnidarian)
Aquatic animal phylum having cnidocytes
recover after injury. Medusae and complex swimming colonies such as siphonophores and chondrophores sense tilt and acceleration by means of statocysts
Cnidaria
Genus of deep-sea siphonophore
monotypic genus of rhodaliid siphonophore, containing the single species Dromalia alexandri. It is one of several siphonophores commonly referred to as deep-sea
Dromalia
Genus of hydrozoans
Muggiaea is a genus of siphonophores in the family Diphyidae. Members of this family are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged
Muggiaea
Genus of siphonophores
Forskalia is a genus of siphonophores. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Forskaliidae. The following species are classified within the genus
Forskalia
Genus of ray-finned fishes
Pacific Oceans. A member of the genus Caristius associates with the siphonophore Bathyphysa conifera, using it for shelter, stealing meals, and perhaps
Caristius
Species of marine reptile
also feed on other soft-bodied organisms, such as other cnidarians (siphonophores), tunicates (salps and pyrosomas) and cephalopods (squid). They are
Leatherback_sea_turtle
Satirical deity
reported to have funded US$4,002,350 in loans. Bathyphysa conifera, a siphonophore, has been called the "Flying Spaghetti Monster". The 2019 documentary
Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid and water
which, although generally considered to be a jellyfish, is not (it is a siphonophore). Some treatments with vinegar pose risks to health. Esophageal injury
Vinegar
Free-diving self-propelled deep-sea submersible
Machine, T. A. Heppenheimer, AmericanHeritage.com Barham EG (May 1963). "Siphonophores and the Deep Scattering Layer". Science. 140 (3568): 826–828. Bibcode:1963Sci
Bathyscaphe
Genus of ray-finned fishes
position to feed. Robison speculates that M. microstoma steals food from siphonophores. Macropinna microstoma was discovered in 1939 by marine biologist W
Macropinna
Species of hydrozoan
Athorybia lucida is a species of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae. It was first described by Douglas C. Biggs in 1978. The species has a rare distribution
Athorybia_lucida
Species of hydrozoan
Athorybia rosacea is a species of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae. It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775. Schuchert, P.; Choong, H
Athorybia_rosacea
Organisms that live in salt water
rising water and form an atoll. The Portuguese man o' war is a colonial siphonophore Porpita porpita consists of a colony of hydroids Lion's mane jellyfish
Marine_life
Species of hydrozoan
Agalma elegans is a species of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae. It has been found in a wide variety of locations, including between the Reloncavi
Agalma_elegans
Unsuccessful attempt by Scotland to colonize Panama
a journal, from the perspective of a cargo-master on the Rising Sun. Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan (2021). Begins as the account of a settler from the
Darien_scheme
the size of two basketball courts. Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) The colonial siphonophore Praya dubia can attain lengths of 40–50 m (130–160 ft). The Portuguese
Largest_and_heaviest_animals
Extinct genus of Ediacaran lifeform
resembles the morphology of colonial cnidarians, such as sea pens or siphonophores. Pambikalbae had a broad, frondose-shaped body composed of multiple
Pambikalbae
they are commonly mistaken for jellyfish, bluebottles are actually siphonophores. Irukandji are rarely found outside Queensland, the Northern Territory
Jellyfish_stings_in_Australia
Family of hydrozoans
The Diphyidae are a family of siphonophores. These are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged one behind the other. The
Diphyidae
2024 video game
Chitan is revealed to be under the control of Praya Dubia, an enormous siphonophore comprising the souls of all ocean life that had succumbed to pollution
Another_Crab's_Treasure
Species of cnidarian
Abyla bicarinata is a colonial siphonophore in the family Abylidae. It was described in 1925. A wide anterior nectophore with side ridges creates a wing
Abyla_bicarinata
Book of stylised symmetrical illustrations of animals by Ernst Haeckel
appear in italics. Sea anemone (Actiniae) Anthomedusa (Anthomedusae) Siphonophore (Siphonophorae) Diatoms (Diatomea) Antelope (Antilopina) Arachnid (Arachnida)
Kunstformen_der_Natur
Genus of hydrozoans
Marrus is a genus of siphonophores. Species include: Marrus antarcticus Totton, 1954 Marrus claudanielis Dunn, Pugh & Haddock, 2005 Marrus orthocanna
Marrus
Topics referred to by the same term
bottle fly Calliphora vomitoria Physalia utriculus, stinging marine siphonophores resembling jellyfish and known as bluebottles in Australia, South Africa
Bluebottle
Genus of hydrozoans
Casey W. (2005). "Complex colony-level organization of the deep-sea siphonophore Bargmannia elongata (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) is directionally asymmetric
Lensia
Toxin secreted by an animal
jellyfish such as the dangerous box jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war (a siphonophore) and sea anemones among the Cnidaria, sea urchins among the Echinodermata
Venom
Genus of cnidarians
Abyla is a genus of colonial siphonophore in the subfamily Abylinae and the suborder Calycophorae. The genus contains three species and was established
Abyla_(cnidarian)
Species of hydrozoan
Muggiaea kochii is a species of small hydrozoan, a siphonophore in the family Diphyidae. Muggiaea kochii is very similar in appearance to the closely related
Muggiaea_kochii
Extinct genus of soft-bodied animals
to be suggested, which did not stand the test of time, included the siphonophores and a coelenterate medusa. Eldonia and the other Eldoniidae form a clade
Eldonia
Species of shark
fishes, sharks and rays, to cephalopods, crustaceans, polychaete worms, siphonophores, and possibly carrion. It also takes bites out of animals larger than
Kitefin_shark
Stinging cell used by cnidarians
capillata (the "Lion's Mane" made famous by Sherlock Holmes) or the siphonophore Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o' war, "Bluebottle") can cause extremely
Cnidocyte
Concealment in plain sight by any means, e.g. colour, pattern and shape
prey. For example, the nematocysts (stinging cells) of the transparent siphonophore Agalma okenii resemble small copepods. Examples of transparent marine
Camouflage
"Octonauts and the Siphonophore" Peso 4 September 2013 Kwazii and Dashi become entangled in a strange deep-sea creature - a siphonophore - and when a geyser
List_of_Octonauts_episodes
Family of ray-finned fishes
They are deep-sea marine fishes found in the mesopelagic zone that eat siphonophores. An adult manefish is less than 25 cm in length and most of them are
Caristiidae
American children's writer and illustrator (1952–2021)
venus girdle, nautilus, oarfish, goblin shark, snipe eel, vampire squid, siphonophore, marine hatchetfish pram bug, pelican eel, deep sea jellyfish, arrow
Steve_Jenkins_(author)
Family of hydrozoans
Rhodaliidae is a family of siphonophores. In Japanese they are called ヒノマルクラゲ (hinomarukurage). [better source needed] Rhodaliids have a characteristic
Rhodaliidae
Family of fishes
protects the sensitive eyes from the nematocysts (stinging cells) of the siphonophores, from which the barreleye is believed to steal food. It may also serve
Barreleye
Order of hydrozoans which always have a polyp stage
Anthoathecata. Cornelius, Paul F. S. (1995). "Hydroid, Hydromedusa and Siphonophore Phylogeny and Classification". Hydrobiologia. 308: 17–44. doi:10.1007/BF00007593
Anthoathecata
Species of tunicate
Continuing up the food chain, T. vagina is preyed upon by medusae, siphonophores, ctenophores, heteropods, sea turtles, late stage larvae of the spiny
Thetys_vagina
Family of ray-finned fishes
reach 1 m in length. Several species are found in association with siphonophores (which are colonies of tiny individual animals that have specialised
Driftfish
Topics referred to by the same term
polypoid adenomyoma Polypoid basal-cell carcinoma Organisms that form siphonophores Polyploid This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Polypoid
Topics referred to by the same term
a moth genus synonymous with Calyptra Calpe Quoy & Gaimard, 1827, a siphonophore genus now accepted as Abylopsis This disambiguation page lists articles
Calpe_(disambiguation)
Groups of organisms living deep below the sea surface, sharing a habitat
ecological impact similar to that of large fishes and squid. Narcomedusae, siphonophores (of the family Physonectae), ctenophores, and cephalopods consumed the
Deep-sea_community
Largest extant species of bony fish
migrate deeper during daytime and shallower during nighttime (such as siphonophores and salps). Sunfish may dive deeper to cool their muscles or to replenish
Giant_sunfish
Layer of small animals in the ocean
Most mesopelagic organisms, including mesopelagic fish, squid and siphonophores, make daily vertical migrations. They ascend at night into the shallow
Deep_scattering_layer
Species of fish
feed on benthic annelids and sponges. Adults likely feed on medusae, siphonophores, ctenophores, and salps, as well as some fishes, crustaceans, and molluscs
Sharptail_mola
Species of fish
is notable for its ability to live within the deadly tentacles of a siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war, upon whose tentacles and gonads it feeds
Man-of-war_fish
Heterotrophic protistan or metazoan members of the plankton ecosystem
consume the greatest diversity of mesopelagic prey, followed by physonect siphonophores, ctenophores and cephalopods. Jellyfish This free-floating pyrosome
Zooplankton
Phylum of gelatinous marine animals
shallow and deep-sea gelatinous zooplankton: Ctenophores, medusae and siphonophores". Marine Biology. 133 (3): 571–582. Bibcode:1999MarBi.133..571H. doi:10
Ctenophora
Group of synergistic organisms
computing Quorum sensing, collective behaviour of bacteria Stigmergy Siphonophore Lüttge, Ulrich (ed.); Cánovas, Francisco M. (ed.); Matyssek, Rainer (ed
Superorganism
Order of malacostracan crustaceans
many are symbionts of gelatinous animals, including salps, medusae, siphonophores, colonial radiolarians and ctenophores, and most hyperiids are associated
Amphipoda
Varied organ found in many animals and used for palpation and manipulation
cnidocytes, whereas in the Ctenophora they usually have collocytes. Siphonophores are an example of Cnidaria that use tentilla. Kier, William M. (February
Tentacle
Topics referred to by the same term
waterfront Praya, Lombok, a town in Indonesia Praya (cnidarian), a genus of siphonophores This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Praya
Praya_(disambiguation)
Species of fish
found in the crumenal organs of specimens often includes marine snow or siphonophore tissue, which supports the theory that this organ allows them to utilize
Bathylychnops_exilis
Extinct genus of invertebrates
internal anatomy, that Ventogyrus could have been the float organism of a siphonophore colony (living examples include the Portuguese Man O' War). This reconstruction
Ventogyrus
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