Chelophyes appendiculata

Taxon-Order: 
Siphonophorae

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Distribution: 
In the warmer waters of the world ocean.
Habitat: 
?-300 m depth
Size: 
Anterior nectophore up to 20 mm.
Diet: 
Small crustaceans, mostly copepods.
Useful Facts or Characters: 

The nectophores often become opaque on preservation.

Natural History: 

One of the most common species in the epiplanktonic layer.

References: 

http://siphonophores.org/SiphOrganization.php

Mapstone, G.M. (2009)  Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific Waters. Canadian Science Publishing, NRC Research Press, Ottawa.