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    in the genus Physalia, which in turn is the only genus in the family Physaliidae. The Portuguese man o' war is a conspicuous member of the neuston, the...
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    genus was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1801. The family Physaliidae is monotypic, consisting of only one genus, Physalia. The genus contains...
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    hdl:2292/19517. ISBN 978-2-85653-538-7. ISSN 1281-6213. Order Cystonectae Family Physaliidae Family Rhizophysidae Bathyphysa conifera (Studer, 1878) A Cairns, Stephen...
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    Siphonophorae Suborder: Cystonectae Haeckel, 1887 Families and genera Physaliidae Brandt, 1835 Physalia Lamarck, 1801 Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835 Bathyphysa...
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    1859 Tottonophyidae Pugh, Dunn & Haddock, 2018 Suborder Cystonectae Physaliidae Brandt, 1835 Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835 Suborder Physonectae Agalmatidae...
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  • There are 302 species of cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria) recorded in Ireland. The cnidarians' distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that...
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    The list of marine cnidarians of South Africa is a list of saltwater species that form a part of the cnidarian (Phylum Cnidaria) fauna of South Africa...
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    jelly, Forskalia edwardsii (Kolliker, 1853) (pelagic, worldwide) Family Physaliidae Bluebottle, Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)...
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