Cordagalma isocarrei

Description

General: Very delicate. Siphosome is very long in comparison to the nectosome. All known specimens come from Midwater 1 site in Monterey Bay. However, the name refers to another species found in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea that is likely the same species.

Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Presence has been established in Central California.

Published depth range: 115 - 421 m

Habitat description: Pelagic.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Philip R. Pugh, National Oceanographic Centre.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Pugh, P.R. (2016). A synopsis of the Family Cordagalmatidae fam. nov. (Cnidaria, Siphonophora, Physonectae). Zootaxa, 4095: 001-064. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4095.1.1