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Agalma clausi (Bedot, 1888) (Siphonophora: Physonectae) - complementary description with notes on species distribution and ecology
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Mańko, Maciej K., Pugh, Philip R. (2018): Agalma clausi (Bedot, 1888) (Siphonophora: Physonectae) - complementary description with notes on species distribution and ecology. Zootaxa 4441 (2): 311-331, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.7
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- Bedot (1888) stated that the release of clouds of red pigmentation from the glands on the Type D bracts was very reminiscent of the release of similar material from the palpons of some Forskalia species. Although the material appeared not to be bioluminescent (see Mills et al. 1996) it is possible that it was similarly fluorescent, and presumably its release was a defensive reaction if the colony was disturbed.
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