Rhizophysidae

Rhizophysidae
	Illustration of Rhizophysa filiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Siphonophorae
Suborder:	Cystonectae
Family:	Rhizophysidae; Brandt, 1835
Genera 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 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); ;

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

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

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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 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)