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Scientific Name: Nanomia bijuga (Delle Chiaje, 1844)
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Nanomia bijuga - Type: Marine_hydroids

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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Agalmatidae
Description:
It exhibits light brown pigmented spots, which are surrounded by polygonal pigmented cells in a wine-red coloration. Located just behind the pneumatophore, there is a series of muscular swimming bells known as nectophores that aid in locomotion. When observed from the sides, these nectophores have a square shape (in preserved specimens) and are flattened from the side connected to the stem to the side with the ostium. The largest structures in this organism are the digestive bodies, consisting of gastrozooids and palpons. Gastrozooids possess a flexible mouth that can expand to engulf prey. Adjacent to the stomachs are muscular tentacles, referred to as dactylozooids, which have branches known as tentilla extending out to capture prey and then contracting to bring the prey into contact with the gastrozooid. These tentacles are also used for defense against predators.
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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