''Lensia'' is a genus of
hydrozoans belonging to the family
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 d ...
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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 ...
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Species
Species:
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Lensia achilles''
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Lensia ajax''
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Lensia asymmetrica''
References
Diphyidae
Hydrozoan genera
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