''Agalma'' is a genus of

siphonophores Siphonophorae (from Ancient Greek σίφων (siphōn), meaning "tube" and -φόρος (-phóros), meaning "bearing") is an Order (biology), order within Hydrozoa, a class of marine organisms within the phylum Cnidaria. According to the World Re ...

in the family

Agalmatidae Agalmatidae, or Agalmidae, is a family of siphonophores. Systematic list *Genus '' Agalma'' Eschscholtz, 1825 **''Agalma clausi'' Bedot, 1888 **''Agalma elegans'' (Sars, 1846) **''Agalma okenii'' Eschscholtz, 1825 * Genus '' Athorybia'' Eschscho ...

. Siphonophores are colonial

hydrozoa Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; from Ancient Greek ('; "water") and ('; "animals")) is a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class (biology), class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline wat ...

ns that feed on

zooplankton Zooplankton are the heterotrophic component of the planktonic community (the " zoo-" prefix comes from ), having to consume other organisms to thrive. Plankton are aquatic organisms that are unable to swim effectively against currents. Consequent ...

Species

* ''

Agalma clausi An agalma () is a cult image or votive offering. Agalma may also refer to: * ''Agalma'' (siphonophore), a marine animal genus in the family Agalmatidae *''Agalma'', a synonym of the flowering plant genus '' Heptapleurum'' * ''Agalma'' (journal) ...

'' Bedot, 1888 * ''

Agalma elegans ''Agalma elegans'' is a species of siphonophores in the family Agalmatidae. It has been found in a wide variety of locations, including between the Reloncavi Fjord and the Boca del Guafo Passage, in the Chiloe Inland Sea (CIS), Chile. Referenc ...

'' (Sars, 1846) * '' Agalma okeni'' Eschscholtz, 1825

References

External links

* Agalmatidae Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz Hydrozoan genera Bioluminescent cnidarians {{Siphonophorae-stub