Rhizophysidae

Rhizophysidae is a family of siphonophores in the suborder Cystonectae. It includes Bathyphysa conifera, sometimes called the "flying spaghetti monster".

Rhizophysidae
illustration of Rhizophysa filiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Siphonophorae
Suborder:	Cystonectae
Family:	Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835[1]
Genera[2] and species
Bathyphysa Studer, 1878 Bathyphysa conifera (Studer, 1878) Bathyphysa sibogae Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908 Bathyphysa japonica Kawamura, 1943 (taxon inquirendum) Epibulia Eschscholtz, 1829 (taxon inquirendum) Epibulia ritteriana Haeckel, 1888 (taxon inquirendum) Epibulia (Brachysoma) Brandt, 1835 (nomen dubium) Epibulia (Brachysoma) erythrophysa Brandt, 1835 (nomen dubium) Rhizophysa Péron & Lesueur, 1807 Rhizophysa chamissonis Eysenhardt, 1821 (taxon inquirendum) Rhizophysa eysenhardtii Gegenbaur, 1859 Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775) Rhizophysa uvaria Fewkes, 1886 (taxon inquirendum)

In Japanese, the family is called ボウズニラ (bouzunira).[3]

References

1. Brandt, J. F. 1834-1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fascic. I., Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens / auctore, Johanne Friderico Brandt. - Recueil Actes des séances publiques de l'Acadadémie impériale des Science de St. Pétersbourg 1834: 201-275., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40762#page/5/mode/1up page(s): 233
2. Schuchert, P. (2019). World Hydrozoa Database. Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135343 on 2019-03-11
3. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21. available online at http://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/bismal