Siphonophores and Velellids (No. 29) by P. A., Pugh, P. R Kirkpatrick ISBN 13: 9789004074705

E.J. Brill, 1984. Volume 29. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:9004074708

Leiden: Brill/Backhuys, 1984. 154, 69 plates of line drawings + text figs. . PB. Minor spotting to edges of text block. Vg.. Portuguese man-o'war Physalia is often regarded as the only British siphonophore. Most of the fragile, beautiful and anatomically complex siphonophores are members of the plankton, seldom seen as complete organisms but nearly always as transparent fragments in plankton samples. This Synopsis contains full accounts of the 55 species of siphonophore which have been found in British and Irish waters, along with the only British velellid, the 'Jack sail-by-the-wind' (Velella velella).. [9789004074705]