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siphonophore

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noun

  1. Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

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And again, in regard to the pelagic fauna in the region of the Kerguelen Islands, he states: "The ocean is alive with transparent jelly fish, Ctenophores (Bolina and Callianira) and of Siphonophore colonies of the genus Agalma."
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909