Rhodaliidae [Rhodaliidae]

Rhodaliidae
Description

Rhodaliid jellyfish are typically encountered as small, delicate drifters in the water column rather than as large, showy animals. Divers may spot them during calm dives as faint, translucent forms that slowly pulse and drift, sometimes appearing near plankton-rich areas.

Genera
Deepsea Mushroom
Deepsea Mushroom

Dendrogramma

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Hydroids
Hydrozoa
Order Siphonophores (colonial jellyfish)
Siphonophorae
Statistics
  • Genera 1