WoRMS taxon details
Cystonectae
- Family Physaliidae Brandt, 1835
- Family Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835
- Family Physalidae Brandt, 1835 accepted as Physaliidae Brandt, 1835 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, incorrect formation of family name)
marine, terrestrial
Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cystonectae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135334 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Pugh, P. R. (2019). A history of the sub-order Cystonectae (Hydrozoa: Siphonophorae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4669(1): 1-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4669.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details]
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Diagnosis Siphonophores with a relatively large pneumatophore and without nectosome; pneumatophore with apical pore; siphosome bears gastrozooids, with tentacles, and gonodendra, but no bracts; gonodendron with gonopalpons, gonophores and asexual swimming bells. Gonophores on a single colony are all of the same sex. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 嚢泳亜目 | [details] |
