Pyrostephos vanhoeffeni, a siphonophore (IMAGE)

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Pyrostephos vanhoeffeni, a siphonophore

Caption

This beautiful siphonophore, Pyrostephos vanhoeffeni, is typically encountered in Antarctic waters. Siphonophores are not an individual animal, but a colony of individuals that all serve a specific function and are morphologically different.

Credit

Dr. Emiliano Cimoli

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