Definition of Order siphonophora

1. Noun. Marine colonial hydrozoans.

Exact synonyms: Siphonophora
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hydrozoa, Hydrozoa
Member holonyms: Siphonophore, Genus Nanomia, Genus Physalia, Physalia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Siphonophora

order Sapindales
order Saprolegniales
order Sarcosporidia
order Sarraceniales
order Saurischia
order Sauropterygia
order Scandentia
order Sclerodermatales
order Scleroparei
order Scorpionida
order Scrophulariales
order Secotiales
order Selaginellales
order Siluriformes
order Siphonaptera
order Siphonophora
order Sirenia
order Solenichthyes
order Solenogastres
order Spatangoida
order Sphaeriales
order Sphaerocarpales
order Sphagnales
order Sphenisciformes
order Spirochaetales
order Squamata
order Stegocephalia
order Stereospondyli
order Stomatopoda
order Strigiformes

Literary usage of Order siphonophora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"... and lead on to the order Siphonophora, where, as in the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia) or in Velella, the occurrence of compound forms is a constant ..."

2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"... and lead on to the order Siphonophora, where, as in the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia) or in Velella, the occurrence of compound forms is a constant ..."

3. A Laboratory Manual for Elementary Zoölogy by Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1919)
"... order siphonophora IH. Phylum Platyhelminthes 1 (4). With mouth and digestive tract; not especially elongated, nor divided into segments. 2 2 (3). ..."

4. Economic Zoology: An Introductory Text-book in Zoology, with Special by Herbert Osborn (1908)
"order siphonophora. Hydroids in which the base of attachment is a floating stem or an axis built up by the joint ..."

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