Siphonophorae Eschscholtz 1829

Body symmetry

• Genikhovich and Technau 2017: radially symmetric

cellularity

• Cellularity and growth form: multicellular

described accepted species

• Appeltans et al: 176

known marine species

• Appeltans et al: 176

latitude

• OBIS environmental data records: -67 degrees (min)
• OBIS environmental data records: -67 degrees (max)

longitude

• OBIS environmental data records: -32 degrees (max)
• OBIS environmental data records: -32 degrees (min)

mineralized tissue contains

• Mineralogy: calcium phosphate

number of dna records in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 100

number of specimens in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 17

percent of marine species currently described

• Appeltans et al: 64 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 59 (min)

percent synonyms among marine species

• Appeltans et al: 74

reproduction

• Fairbairn 2013: asexual reproduction

total species (expert opinion)

• Appeltans et al: 276 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 296 (max)

total unknown marine species

• Appeltans et al: 100 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 120 (max)

trophic guild

• Brusca and Brusca, 2003: carnivore (adult)

undescribed marine species present in museum collections

• Appeltans et al: 50 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 60 (max)

undiscovered marine morphospecies

• Appeltans et al: 60 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 50 (min)

visual system

• Picciani et al 2018: photoreceptor cell