siphonophore

Noun
  1. A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored (synset 101915095)
    is a type of: hydroid, hydrozoan - colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
    subtypes:
    • nanomia - small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
    • jellyfish, man-of-war, portuguese man-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
    • praya - colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long
    • apolemia - large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long
    belongs to: order siphonophora, siphonophora - marine colonial hydrozoans

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