Rhizophysidae

Rhizophysidae
	Illustration of Rhizophysa filiformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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".

In Japanese, the family is called ボウズニラ (bouzunira).

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