Diphyidae
| Diphyidae | |
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| Diphyes sp. from the Black Sea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Suborder: | Calycophorae |
| Family: | Diphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827[1] |
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The Diphyidae are a family of siphonophores. These are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged one behind the other. The front one includes a somatocyst (extension of the gastrovascular system), while the hind one does not. The somatocyst often contains an oil droplet for buoyancy control. A nectosac (central cavity with muscular walls) in each nectophore allows the organism to swim efficiently.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]
- Chelophyes Totton, 1932
- Dimophyes Moser, 1925
- Diphyes Cuvier, 1817
- Epibulia Eschscholtz, 1829
- Eudoxia Eschscholtz, 1825
- Eudoxoides Huxley, 1859
- Gilia Pugh & Pages, 1995
- Lensia Totton, 1932
- Muggiaea Busch, 1851
- Sulculeolaria Blainville, 1830
References
- 1 2 3 Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Diphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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