Dendrogramma
| Dendrogramma | |
|---|---|
| Dendrogramma enigmatica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Rhodaliidae |
| Genus: | Dendrogramma Just, Kristensen, & Olesen, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Dendrogramma enigmatica Just, Kristensen, & Olesen, 2014 | |
| Species | |
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Dendrogramma enigmatica is a species of siphonophore, the only one in its genus. It has been first described in 2014 on the basis of its morphology from a collection of specimens gathered in 1986. Its taxonomic affinity among animals was then unclear, but RNA from new specimens in 2016 allowed it to be identified as a siphonophore by barcoding and phylogenomics. The specimens are presumed to represent parts (bracts) of an entire siphonophore that has not been identified yet.
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