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Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Portuguese man-of-war

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Physalia physalis

Concarneau Bay, France, on shore, 2008, WBN

Physalia physalis

Biarritz, France, on shore, 2011, WBN

Physalia physalis

Biarritz, France, on shore, 2011, WBN

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species
Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Cnidaria (Embranchement)
Medusozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Hydrozoa (Classe)
Hydroidolina (Sous-classe)
Siphonophorae (Ordre)
Cystonectae (Sous-ordre)
Physaliidae (Famille)
Physalia (Genre)
Physalia physalis (Espèce)

Authors

Text : © 2008 - 2026.

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.

Image satellite: © Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community.

Données de distribution : Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758) in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-07-19.

Guide des Anthozoaires

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species


Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Cnidaria (Embranchement)
Medusozoa (Sous-embranchement)
Hydrozoa (Classe)
Hydroidolina (Sous-classe)
Siphonophorae (Ordre)
Cystonectae (Sous-ordre)
Physaliidae (Famille)
Physalia (Genre)
Physalia physalis (Espèce)

Guide des Tuniciers

Authors

Text : © 2008 - 2026.

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.

How to cite this page

En cours de rédaction, october 2008, Description de Physalia physalis, [En ligne] https://www.mer-littoral.org/uk/05/physalia-physalis.php, consultée le 19 juillet 2026.

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