Resomia dunni

Description

General: Like the other species of Resomia, the nectophores are extremely transparent, but can be distinguished by the deep orange-red coloration of the gastrozooids and palpons in the siphosome.

Geographic Information

Published depth range: 462 - 1888 meters, but most occurred at depths greater than 900 meters (from Pugh and Haddock, 2009).

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Pugh, P.R. and S.H.D. Haddock (2010). Three new species of resomiid siphonophores (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 90: 1119-1143.