Nanomia bijuga
Common Names: Siphonophore
Scientific Name: Nanomia bijuga
Size Range: Up to 30cm in total length
Nanomia bijuga belongs to the order Physonecta within the subclass Siphonophorae within the class Hydrozoa.
It is a predator that represents a colony of many genetically identical individuals called zooids that make up the whole. It has a pigmented gas filled float called a pneumatophore at its tip.
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Photos by D. Young
Nanomia bijuga collected in Cadboro Bay, Victoria, British Columbia. This is the position they are normally found in when at rest in the water, however, they can swim quite fast and may be close to horizontal at these times.
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