Description
General:
The orange-white tinge of the siphosome, with deep red gastrozooids, contrasts with the complete lack of color in the nectosome. Large nectophores with patches of nematocysts covering their upper and upper-lateral sides. Refractile cells scattered in and around these patches. Bracts, gastrozooids and numerous palpons give the siphosome a relatively thick and well-defined fleece-like outline.
Geographic Information
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Stefan Siebert, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, RI, USA.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Siebert, S., P.R. Pugh, S.H.D. Haddock, and C.W. Dunn (2013). Re-evaluation of characters in Apolemiidae (Siphonophora), with description of two new species from Monterey Bay, California. Zootaxa, 3702: 201-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3702.3
Citation:
Apolemia lanosa
(Siebert et al., 2013) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Apolemia%20lanosa. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-04.