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Siphonophore vs Jellyfish - What's the difference?

siphonophore | jellyfish |

As nouns the difference between siphonophore and jellyfish

is that siphonophore is any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophora, that float or swim as colonies of polyps while jellyfish is an almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

siphonophore

English

(wikipedia siphonophore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophora, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

    • See also

    * (Siphonophora) * (Siphonophora Eschscholtz)

    jellyfish

    English

    Noun

  • (zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
  • # A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
  • ## A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
  • # A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).

    • Usage notes

    Some writers prefer the term jelly, which does not imply that it is a type of fish.

    See also

    * medusa

    External links

    * (wikipedia)