Muggiaea is a genus of siphonophores in the family Diphyidae. Members of this family are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged one behind the other, but in the genus Muggiaea, the posterior nectophore is absent. The anterior one has a complete dorsal ridge. The somatocyst (extension of the gastrovascular system) is very close to the nectosac (central cavity with muscular walls) wall.[2][3]

Muggiaea
"Muggiaea atlantica"
Muggiaea atlantica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Diphyidae
Genus: Muggiaea
Busch, 1851[1]
Species
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Species

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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Muggiaea Busch, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. ^ C. D. Todd; M. S. Laverack; Geoff Boxshall (1996). Coastal Marine Zooplankton: A Practical Manual for Students. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-521-55533-3.
  3. ^ P. A. Kirkpatrick; P. R. Pugh (1984). Siphonophores and Velellids: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Brill Archive. p. 104. ISBN 978-90-04-07470-5.