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Rhizophysa filiformis

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Species of siphonophore

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

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.

Habitat and distribution

This species is pelagic and occurs in the western Atlantic.

Resources

  1. ^ "Rhizophysa filiformis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Rhizophysa filiformis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  3. "Rhizophysa filiformis". The Encyclopedia of Life.
Taxon identifiers
Rhizophysa filiformis


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