Spectacular Siphonophores!!!! Episode 4
Welcome back to Weird Fish of the Week, today’s episode is going to be slightly different. We’re doing an overview of a whole species because to talk about just one isn’t enough, everyone please welcome the siphonophores! OVERVIEW Siphonophores are a wide species of creatures that are not there own: they’re actually colonial organisms like coral. Made up of many many zooids that each have their own function, they all work together to keep the siphonophore alive as a single being. These colonies develop all from the same fertilized egg and grow with the siphonophore. Each zooid has its own specific role, whether that be reproduction, digestion, predation, etc. There are about 175 species of siphonophore ranging from coastal waters to deep sea ocean floors, and each species is its own unique sight to behold. They’re actually quite abundant in the ocean, but they tend to be very fragile. And while they might look like jellyfish, they aren’t! They’re cousins but not the same creature. ANA...
