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Common siphonophore

Nanomia bijuga (Delle Chiaje, 1844)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga) is a species in the family Agalmatidae, order Siphonophorae.

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Quick facts about the common siphonophore

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common siphonophore live?

Not recorded

Is the common siphonophore endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common siphonophore classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderSiphonophorae
  5. familyAgalmatidae
  6. genusNanomia
  7. SpeciesNanomia bijuga (Delle Chiaje, 1844)

Synonyms Agalmopsis fragile, Anthemodes canariensis, Anthemodes moseri, Anthemodes picta, Cupulita bijuga, Cupulita canariensis, Cupulita cara, Cupulita picta, Cupulita tergestina, Halistemma pictum, Halistemma tergestinum, Physsophora bijuga, Stephanomia bijuga, Stephanomia picta, Stephanomia pictum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • měchýřovka trojzubáCzech
  • シダレザクラクラゲJapanese
  • 雙小水母Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common siphonophore

Other species in the same genus Nanomia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common siphonophore?

The common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga) belongs to the family Agalmatidae in the order Siphonophorae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-siphonophore

MLA

“Common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-siphonophore.

BibTeX
@misc{common_siphonophore_2026,
  title = {Common siphonophore (Nanomia bijuga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-siphonophore},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}