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First sighting of a siphonophore of the genus Bathyphysa from the South Atlantic

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob O’Brien, Shirley Oliveira, and Clemente Joao for providing access to this observation, which was obtained by BP Exploration (Angola) Limited and Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, E.P. (Sonangol). This is an output of the SERPENT Project www.serpentproject.com. DJ was supported by UK Natural Environment Research Council National Capability funding.

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    Daniel O. B. Jones & Philip R. Pugh

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Jones, D.O.B., Pugh, P.R. First sighting of a siphonophore of the genus Bathyphysa from the South Atlantic. Mar Biodiv 48, 1279–1280 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0611-1

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