Description
General:
Siphosomal zooids, except for the bracts, have a milky white appearance; the yellow of the cnidobands of the tentilla is the only nocticable pigmentation; common name R200 references its relatively narrow depth range centered around 200 meters.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
about 150 - 300 m
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree 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.
Citation:
Resomia ornicephala
(Pugh and Haddock, 2009) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Resomia%20ornicephala. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-04.