DSG - Apolemia rubriversa

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Apolemia rubriversa Author: Siebert et al., 2013 MBARI 2014: D615-10 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2010, D195-06 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2011, -02 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2002: T512-01 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Hydrozoa (superclass) Hydroidolina (subclass) Siphonophorae (order) Physonectae (suborder) Apolemiidae (family) Apolemia (genus) Apolemia rubriversa (species) Description General: The overall appearance of the colony is brown-red in color. Nectophores, with upper and upper lateral surfaces densely covered in patches of nematocysts. The bracts are nearly transparent and give the siphosome a ragged appearance rather than a well-defined outline. Geographic Information Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Stefan Siebert, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, RI, USA. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree 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 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Apolemia rubriversa (Siebert et al., 2013) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Apolemia%20rubriversa. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-04.
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