Physonectae

Physonectae
illustration of Physophora hydrostatica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Suborder: Physonectae
Haeckel, 1888
Families

Physonectae is a suborder of siphonophores.

Organisms in the suborder Physonectae follow the classic Siphonophore body plan. They are almost all pelagic, and are composed of a colony of specialized zooids that originate from the same fertilized egg.