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Scientific Name: Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: shahar chaikin(GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Rhizophysidae
Description:
The upper region of the red pigment in Rhizophysa filiformis is positioned around the apical pore. There are no partitions; instead, the space is filled with hypocystic villi containing large gas-gland cells. The siphosome is slender and elongated, featuring numerous pale green gastrozooids found exclusively on one side of the stem. The androphore and gynophore share similar shapes, sizes, and positions on the branchlets. The androphore possesses a spadix carrying sperms. The gynophore is oval-shaped, and ova are situated on the sinuous band, resembling the arrangement in P. physalis.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
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