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Apolemia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Physonectae

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Hydrozoa

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Siphonophorae

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Genus
  
ApolemiaEschscholtz, 1829

Similar
  
Siphonophorae, Apolemia uvaria, Abylidae, Diphyidae, Cuninidae

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The Apolemiidae are a family of siphonophores. Only one genus, Apolemia, is accepted in this family.

Contents

All Apolemiidae species, despite appearing to be a single multicellular organism, are actually a floating colony of polyps and medusoids which are collectively known as zooids.

Sifonoforo apolemia


Species

  • Apolemia Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Apolemia contorta sensu (Margulis, 1976)
  • Apolemia lanosa Siebert, Pugh, Haddock & Dunn, 2013
  • Apolemia rubriversa Siebert, Pugh, Haddock & Dunn, 2013
  • Apolemia uvaria (Lesueur, 1815)
  • Apolemia vitiazi (Stepanjants, 1967)

    • Former genera

  • Ramosia Stepanjants, 1967
  • Tottonia Margulis, 1976

    • References

    Apolemia Wikipedia
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