Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae

Physonectae Haeckel, 1888

Rank: Suborder
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Agalmatidae Brandt, 1835
Apolemiidae Huxley, 1859
Cordagalmatidae Pugh, 2016
Erennidae Pugh, 2001
Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888
Physophoridae Eschscholtz, 1829
Pyrostephidae Moser, 1925
Rhodaliidae Haeckel, 1888
Stephanomiidae Huxley, 1859

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: 胞泳亜目

Literature

original description

Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 22: 1-46.

additional source

Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Physonectae. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135335

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2012-10-22 by Gill Mapstone

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