Rhodaliidae


Rhodaliidae is a family of siphonophores. In Japanese they are called ヒノマルクラゲ.
Rhodaliids have a characteristic gas-secreting structure called aurophore. Below the enlarged , the siphosome and nectosome are contracted into a complex. Rhodaliids have a benthic lifestyle and use their tentacles to attach themselves to the seafloor.

Genera and species

Rhodaliidae contains the following subtaxa: