Tottonophyes enigmatica

Description

General: Two rounded, almost spherical, but dissimilar nectophores; one slightly larger and anterior to the other; each with somatocyst present.

Geographic Information

Published depth range: primarily >2500, may be as shallow as 900 m

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., C.W. Dunn, and S.H.D. Haddock (2018). Description of Tottonophyes enigmatica gen. nov., sp. nov. (Hydrozoa, Siphonophora, Calycophorae), with a reappraisal of the function and homology of nectophoral canals. Zootaxa, 4415: 452-472. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4415.3.3