Physonectae

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Physonectae
A physonect siphonophore near Puerto Rico
Illustration of Physophora hydrostatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Suborder: Physonectae
Haeckel, 1888
Families

Physonectae is a suborder of siphonophores. Organisms in the suborder Physonectae follow the classic Siphonophore body plan. They are almost all pelagic, and are composed of a colony of specialized zooids that originate from the same fertilized egg.

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