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Marine Species: Agalma okeni
(Eschscholtz, 1825)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Agalmatidae |
| Genus: | Agalma |
| Species: | Agalma okeni |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Paired-bell Siphonophore |
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| Description: | Under a small float of gas are a series of pairs of swimming bells. Under these bells is a rigid structure (siphosoma) that appears to be built by angle brackets after which may extend numerous tentacles (usually in a spiral pattern) to feed (rotation of water through the relaxation of the tentacles in the form of a large rotating spiral). The identification is made by observation of the annexes in the form of point (tentilla) found in the tentacles. Toxic in contact with the tentacles causes a short, but intense sting. |
| Habitat: | Floats in the open sea at depths up to 40m. |
| Color: | Transparent to translucent color. |
| Dimensions: | The tentacles can be up to 30 inches in length. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Caribbean Sea Western Central Atlantic |
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