Apolemiidae

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Apolemia is a genus of siphonophores. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Apolemiidae.

Despite appearing to be a single multicellular organism, they are actually a floating colony of polyps and medusoids, collectively known as zooids.

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Apolemia is a genus of siphonophores. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Apolemiidae.

Despite appearing to be a single multicellular organism, they are actually a floating colony of polyps and medusoids, collectively known as zooids.

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Apolemia uvaria

Apolemia uvaria, commonly known as string jellyfish, barbed wire jellyfish, and long stringy stingy thingy, is a siphonophore in the family Apolemiidae.As with all siphonophores, string jellyfish may appear to be a single organism, but each specimen...