Diphyinae Quoy & Gaimard 1827

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Dimophyes arctica (Chun, 1897)

Muggiaea atlantica, which is a single nectophore (8 mm long in this individul), captured in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a 60-m vertical plankton tow. Ventral view, with the mouth to the left. A right-side view of the same nectophore is shown below. The green spheres are diatoms. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, August 2014)

Dimophyes arctica (Chun, 1897)

Dimophyes arctica (Chun, 1897)

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 58907; Anterior Nectophore; image 3; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 58907; Anterior Nectophore; image 4; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 58907; Anterior Nectophore; image 6; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 58907; Anterior Nectophore; image 5; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 58907; Anterior Nectophore; image 2; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41839; Anterior Nectophore; image 7; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41838; Anterior Nectophore; image 3; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41839; Anterior Nectophore; image 5; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41839; Anterior Nectophore; image 6; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41838; Anterior Nectophore; image 2; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41839; Anterior Nectophore; image 4; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 41839; Anterior Nectophore; image 8; Scale Bar = 0.5 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 29908; Posterior Nectophore; image 9; Scale Bar = 2 mm

Microsope specimen image of IZ COE 29908; Posterior Nectophore; image 10; Scale Bar = 2 mm