Chondrophore
id:
chondrophore-289-15823121
title:
Chondrophore
text:
The chondrophores or porpitids are a small group of hydrozoans in the family Porpitidae. Though it derives from an outdated name for this lineage, some still find the term 'chondrophore' useful as a synonym to 'porpitid' in discussions of the two genera contained therein, Porpita and Velella. They all live at the surface of the open ocean, and are colonies of carnivorous, free-floating hydroids whose role in the plankton community is similar to that of pelagic jellyfish. The chondrophores look l
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Small group of hydrozoans comprising the family Porpitidae
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrophore
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-12T23:11:11Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q146655","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q146655"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Porpita_porpita.jpg","width":2176,"height":2200}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15