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Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Hydrozoa
order
Siphonophorae
family
Physaliidae
genus
Physalia
species
Physalia physalis

Name

Synonyms
Arethusa caravella Oken, 1815
Holothuria physalis Linnaeus, 1758
Holothuria velificans Osbeck, 1765
Medusa utriculus Gmelin, 1788
Physalia australis Péron, 1807
Physalia gigantea Bory de St Vincent, 1894
Physalia glauca Tilesius, 1810
Physalia megalista Lesueur & Petit, 1807
Physalia pelagica Lamarck, 1801
Physalia pelasgica Bosc, 1802
Physalia physalia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Physalia utriculus (Gmelin, 1788)
Physalia utriculus (La Martiniere, 1787)
Physalis afer Tilesius, 1810
Physalis arethusa Tilesius, 1810
Physalis cornuta Tilesius, 1810
Physalis elongata Lamarck, 1816
Physalis glauca Tilesius, 1810
Physalis lamartinieri Tilesius, 1810
Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816
Homonyms
Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Blasenqualle in German
Caravela Portuguesa in Portuguese
Portugees oorlogsschip in Dutch
Portugiesische Galeere in German
Portugiesische Galeere in German
Portugiesische Galeere in German
Portuguese man o' war in English
Portuguese man o’ war in English
Portuguese man o’ war in English
Portuguese man-o-war in English
Portuguese man-of-war in language.
Portuguese man-of-war in English
Portuguese man-of-war in English
Seeblase in German
bluebottle in English
bluebottle in English
botella azul in Spanish
botella azul in Spanish
carabela portuguesa in Spanish
carabela portuguesa in Spanish
caravella portoghese in Italian
caravella portoghese in Italian
caravel·la portuguesa in Catalan–Valencian
fragata portuguesa in Catalan–Valencian
galère portugaise in French
galère portugaise in French
vessie de mer in French
vessie de mer in French
カツオノエボシ in Japanese
Caravela Portuguesa in Portuguese
Caravela Portuguesa in Portuguese
Blasenqualle in German
Blasenqualle in German
Portugees oorlogsschip in Dutch
Portugees oorlogsschip in Dutch
Portugiesische Galeere in German
Portugiesische Galeere in German
Portuguese Man'O War in English
Portuguese man o’ war in English
Portuguese man o’ war in English
Portuguese man-o-war in English
Portuguese man-o-war in English
Portuguese man-of-war in English
Portuguese man-of-war in English
Portuguese man-of-war in English
Seeblase in German
Seeblase in German
bluebottle in English
bluebottle in English
botella azul in Spanish

Bibliographic References

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  2. Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101.
  3. Cairns, Stephen D., Dale R. Calder, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Clovis B. Castro, Daphne G. Fautin,..., 2002: Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Second Edition, 2002. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 28. xi + 115.
  4. Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy.
  5. Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy.
  6. Kirkpatrick, P.A.; Pugh, P.R. (1984). Siphonophores and velellids: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 29. E.J. Brill/W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07470-8. vi, 154 pp.
  7. Kirkpatrick, P.A.; Pugh, P.R. (1984). Siphonophores and velellids: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 29. E.J. Brill/W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07470-8. vi, 154 pp.
  8. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
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  11. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  12. Munro, C.; Vue, Z.; Behringer, R. R.; Dunn, C. W. (2019). Morphology and development of the Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 9(1). 10.1038/s41598-019-51842-1
  13. Munro, C.; Vue, Z.; Behringer, R. R.; Dunn, C. W. (2019). Morphology and development of the Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 9(1). 10.1038/s41598-019-51842-1
  14. Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.
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  16. Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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