Galaxy Siphonophore Mia Yockey Anthony Rich The unknown
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Galaxy Siphonophore Mia Yockey Anthony Rich
The unknown organism Our instructor introduced to us a strange unknown organism. Which turned out to be the Galaxy Siphonophore, a member of Cnidaria Phyla. Courtesy of MBARI https: //twitter. co m/MBARI_News/st atus/687741074199 179265
How to identify Cnidaria From Dailymail http: //www. dailymail. co. uk/tra vel/travel_news/article-32 03167/Deadly-jellyfish-tentacles -length-FIVE-London-busesspotted-English-coast-expertswarn-invasion. html From Jellies Zone http: //jellieszon e. com/nematoc ysts/ v The most common feature for the Cnidaria phyla is the stinging tentacles. That either cover its body or hang from it. v The see through shape most have v They float and move with the Ocean current
Similarities From Redbubble: v The Galaxy Siphonophore much like the others of its phyla, contains many stingers, they it uses to catch food. https: //ww v Is multiple organisms working as one, like the Portuguese Man w. redbubbl o’ War e. com/peop le/jezkemp/ works/14247 438 portugueseman-o-waris-actually-4 animals-in-averyprogressiverelationship ? p=sticker
Differences v Jellyfish are a single organism while the Siphonophore is thousands organisms acting as one organism v The Giant Siphonophore lives in the deep. Though some Cnidaria also be deep sea dwellers. Many also live on the surface or open ocean. From Monterey Bay aquarium https: //www. montereybayaquarium. org/animal-guide/invertebrates/boxjelly
Behavior v Different parts of the Siphonophore has a different purpose (Eating, Attacking/defending and swimming) v Glows a bright blue when it bumps into objects From Matt Simon https: //www. wired. c om/2014/08/absurdcreature-of-the-week -siphonophore/
Works Cited Hutchinson, John “Deadly jellyfish with tentacles the length of FIVE London buses spotted around the English coast” August 2015, Sept 2017 Simon, Matt “Absurd Creature of the Week: The 100 -Foot Sea Critter That Deploys a Net of Death” August 2015, Sept 2017 The Jellies Zone “Nematocysts” Sept 2017 Smithsonian: National museum of natural history “Jellyfish or Siphonophore colony? ” Sept 2017 MBARI “Galaxy siphonophore” Jan 2016. Sept 2017 Red Bubble “Portuguese Man O’ war is actually in a progressive relationship” Sept 2017
