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Marrus orthocanna

Marrus orthocanna

Classification

Marrus orthocanna is a species of pelagic siphonophore, a colonial animal composed of a complex arrangement of zooids, some of which are polyps and some medusae. Swimming independently in the mid-ocean, it lives in the Arctic and other cold, deep waters. It is a colonial creature that is born from a single egg which is fertilized.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 9