Lensia Quadriculata

	Lensia Quadriculata ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: ''Lensia achilles'' ''Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hydrozoa Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; ) are a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colonies of the colonial species can be large, and in some cases the specialized individual animals cannot survive outside the colony. A few genera within this class live in freshwater habitats. Hydrozoans are related to jellyfish and corals and belong to the phylum Cnidaria. Some examples of hydrozoans are the freshwater jelly (''Craspedacusta sowerbyi''), freshwater polyps ('' Hydra''), ''Obelia'', Portuguese man o' war (''Physalia physalis''), chondrophores (Porpitidae), "air fern" (''Sertularia argentea''), and pink-hearted hydroids (''Tubularia''). Anatomy Most hydrozoan species include both a polyp (zoology), polypoid and a medusa (biology), medusoid stage in their lifecycles, although a number of them have only one or the other. For example, ''Hydra'' has no medusoid stage, while ''Liriope tetraphylla, Lir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Diphyidae The Diphyidae are a family of siphonophores. These are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged one behind the other. The front one includes a somatocyst (extension of the gastrovascular system), while the hind one does not. The somatocyst often contains an oil droplet for buoyancy control. A nectosac (central cavity with muscular walls) in each nectophore allows the organism to swim efficiently. Systematics The World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ... includes the following taxa in the family Diphyidae: Subfamily Diphyinae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 * Genus '' Chelophyes'' Totton, 1932 * '' Chelophyes appendiculata'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) * '' Chelophyes contorta'' (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908) Genus '' Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cosmopolitan Distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Achilles ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: '' Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Ajax ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: ''Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species Species: '' Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' '' Lensia asymmetrica'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Lensia Quadriculata ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: ''Lensia achilles'' ''Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hydrozoa Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; ) are a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colonies of the colonial species can be large, and in some cases the specialized individual animals cannot survive outside the colony. A few genera within this class live in freshwater habitats. Hydrozoans are related to jellyfish and corals and belong to the phylum Cnidaria. Some examples of hydrozoans are the freshwater jelly (''Craspedacusta sowerbyi''), freshwater polyps ('' Hydra''), ''Obelia'', Portuguese man o' war (''Physalia physalis''), chondrophores (Porpitidae), "air fern" (''Sertularia argentea''), and pink-hearted hydroids (''Tubularia''). Anatomy Most hydrozoan species include both a polyp (zoology), polypoid and a medusa (biology), medusoid stage in their lifecycles, although a number of them have only one or the other. For example, ''Hydra'' has no medusoid stage, while ''Liriope tetraphylla, Lir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Diphyidae The Diphyidae are a family of siphonophores. These are colonial siphonophores with two nectophores (swimming bells) arranged one behind the other. The front one includes a somatocyst (extension of the gastrovascular system), while the hind one does not. The somatocyst often contains an oil droplet for buoyancy control. A nectosac (central cavity with muscular walls) in each nectophore allows the organism to swim efficiently. Systematics The World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ... includes the following taxa in the family Diphyidae: Subfamily Diphyinae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 * Genus '' Chelophyes'' Totton, 1932 * '' Chelophyes appendiculata'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) * '' Chelophyes contorta'' (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908) Genus '' Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cosmopolitan Distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Achilles ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: '' Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Ajax ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: ''Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' ''Lensia asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in a ...'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lensia Asymmetrica ''Lensia'' is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Diphyidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species Species: '' Lensia achilles'' '' Lensia ajax'' '' Lensia asymmetrica'' References Diphyidae Hydrozoan genera {{Siphonophorae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]