Physalia physalis Portuguese Man of War, Atlantic Man of War

Physalia physalis is commonly referred to as Portuguese Man of War, Atlantic Man of War. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

Profile

lexID:

4674 

AphiaID:

135479 

Scientific:

Physalia physalis 

German:

Portugiesische Galeere 

English:

Portuguese Man Of War, Atlantic Man Of War 

Category:

Jellyfish  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Physaliidae (Family) > Physalia (Genus) > physalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Australia, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bali, Bass Strait, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, Cuba, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Honduras, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Portugal, Sargasso Sea, Spain, Tasmania (Australia), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 4650 Meter 

Habitats:

Ocean beach, Seashore, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

1,5 °F - 82.4 °F (1,5°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Jellyfish 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Physalia physalis
  Portugiesische Galeere

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-23 22:13:13 

Last edit:

2024-10-12 20:43:48 

Toxicity

Physalia physalis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Physalia physalis, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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