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Cystonectae

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Cystonectae is a suborder of siphonophores.[2] It includes the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) and Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the "flying spaghetti monster."

In Japanese, it is called 嚢泳[3] (Nōei).

The typical cystonect body plan has a pneumatophore (float) and siphosome (line of polyps) but no nectosome (propulsion medusae).[4]

References

  1. ^ Haeckel, E. (1887). System der Siphonophoren, auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen (a separate edition of Haeckel 1888a System der Siphonophoren, Jena Z. naturw. 22:1-46, published in December 1887)
  2. ^ a b Schuchert, P. (2019). World Hydrozoa Database. Cystonectae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135334 Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine on 2019-03-11
  3. ^ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21. available online at http://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/bismal Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Dunn, Casey. "Siphonophores: Body Plan". Siphonophores. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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Cystonectae: Brief Summary

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Cystonectae is a suborder of siphonophores. It includes the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) and Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the "flying spaghetti monster."

In Japanese, it is called 嚢泳 (Nōei).

The typical cystonect body plan has a pneumatophore (float) and siphosome (line of polyps) but no nectosome (propulsion medusae).

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Diagnosis

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Siphonophores with a relatively large pneumatophore and without nectosome; pneumatophore with apical pore; siphosome bears gastrozooids, with tentacles, and gonodendra, but no bracts; gonodendron with gonopalpons, gonophores and asexual swimming bells. Gonophores on a single colony are all of the same sex.

References

  • Schuchert, P.
  • Drummond, R.B. (1981) Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 184 - 185 (Includes a picture).

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