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Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Cnidaria
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class
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Hydrozoa
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order
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Siphonophorae
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family
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Physaliidae
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genus
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Physalia
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species
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy.
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Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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Pugh, P. R. (2019). Two new species of <em>Bargmannia</em> (Pyrostephidae, Physonectae, Siphonophorae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4686(1): 74-82.
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Pugh, P. R. (2019). Two new species of <em>Bargmannia</em> (Pyrostephidae, Physonectae, Siphonophorae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4686(1): 74-82.
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Pugh, P. R. (2019a). A history of the sub-order Cystonectae (Hydrozoa: Siphonophorae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4669(1): 1-91.
10.11646/zootaxa.4669.1.1