Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 is a animal in the Physophoridae family, order Siphonophorae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775

Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775

Physophora hydrostatica, the hula skirt siphonophore, is a siphonophore species in the family Physophoridae.

Family
Physophoridae
Genus
Physophora
Order
Siphonophorae
Class
Hydrozoa

About Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775

Physophora hydrostatica, commonly called the hula skirt siphonophore, is a siphonophore species that belongs to the family Physophoridae. Its scientific name was published by Forsskål in 1775.

Photo: (c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Vsevolod Rudyi · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Siphonophorae › Physophoridae › Physophora

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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