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| Physalia utriculus | 17 Dec 2024 | smarsh24 | ||
| Physalia physalis | 14 Dec 2024 | smarsh24 |
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Washed up on the beach
2 comments
Jennyncmg
wrote:
15 Dec 2024
There seems to be some confusion as to which Physalia species comes to our coast. Could it be P utriculis?
smarsh24
wrote:
17 Dec 2024
Yes, I think you're right. This is what I found...There are two species in the genus: Physalia physalis (known as Portuguese man-of-war) in the Atlantic, and Physalia utriculus (known as bluebottle) in the Indo-Pacific. (Source: https://dan.org/health-medicine/health-resources/diseases-conditions/portuguese-man-of-war-bluebottle/#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20species%20in,)%20in%20the%20Indo%2DPacific).
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- 3 Abundance
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- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
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- smarsh24 NatureMapr South Coast Other cnidarians Anemones, Jellyfish, Comb Jellies & allies (Cnidaria & Ctenophora) Marine Invertebrates
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