(Forskal, 1776)

Horse-shoe shaped definitive nectophores with 4 rounded dorsal protuberances of variable size. The nectophores, which can luminesce brightly, generally turn a milky colour when preserved.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Subclass Siphonophorae
Order Calycophorae
Family Hippopodiidae
Genus Hippopodius
Species Hippopodius hippopus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Hippopodius hippopus (Forskål, 1776)

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