ALL FOR ONE AND
ONE FOR ALL Meet the members of a siphonophore’s family
1 PNEUMATOPHORES
These are the siphonophore’s flotation devices, which fill with carbon monoxide for buoyancy.
2 NECTOPHORES
For propulsion, these specialised structures pump water out the back to propel the colony forward.
3 GASTROZOOID
These are the siphonophore’s hunters, which form a network of tentacles to catch and digest prey.
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4 MALE GONODENDRON
The male reproductive organs are a collection of pores called gonophores that release sperm cells into the water.
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