Cystonectae Explained
Cystonectae is a suborder of siphonophores.[1] It includes the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) and Bathyphysa conifera.
In Japanese, it is called Japanese: 嚢泳[2] .
The typical cystonect body plan has a pneumatophore (float) and siphosome (line of polyps) but no nectosome (propulsion medusae).[3]
Notes and References
- 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 on 2019-03-11
- 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
- Web site: Siphonophores: Body Plan . Casey . Dunn . Siphonophores . 2 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822225004/http://www.siphonophores.org/SiphPlan.php . 22 August 2017 . live .