Biotope / Habitat
Fonds : pleine eau
Profondeur : surface à 400m
Species sheet
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Siphonophore de l'Atlantique
Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846)
AnimalsPelagic hydrozoans
Taille : jusqu'à plus d'1m
Couleur : transparent, blanc
Aspect : la colonie forme une sorte de bulle qui permet la flottaison et le reste compose un filament
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
—Links to our partners' sheets
Sources
- FEY Laurent, MARTINS Emmanuelle in : DORIS, 01/08/2022 : Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/5493
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 20/08/2025 : Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/5274
Modification history
- Created by Karine LERISSEL on 05/08/2025
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