siphonophore
English
Etymology
Noun
siphonophore (plural siphonophores)
- (zoology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.
- 2017, Derek J Skillings, ‘Life is not easily bounded’, Aeon, 24 October:
- Is an individual hydra polyp analogous to an entire siphonophore colony – or is it more like a member of that colony?
- 2017, Derek J Skillings, ‘Life is not easily bounded’, Aeon, 24 October:
Further reading
Siphonophorae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Siphonophorae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Siphonophorae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons