WoRMS taxon details
Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775
135504 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135504)
accepted
Species
Discolabe mediterranea Eschscholtz, 1829 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discolabe quadrigata Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physophora magnifica Haeckel, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physophora philippii Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physophora tetrasticha Philippi, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physsophora discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (spelling variant, not in use)
Physsophora muzonema Lesueur & Petit, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rhizophysa discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06, Pugh & Gasca in press.
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06, Pugh & Gasca in press. [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135504 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Discolabe quadrigata Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 263-267, pls 19, 20 [details]
original description (of Discolabe mediterranea Eschscholtz, 1829) Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Physsophora muzonema Lesueur & Petit, 1807) Lesueur, C. A.; Petit, N. (1807). Voyage de découvertes aus terres Australes exécuté par ordre de S. M. l'Empereur et Roi. <em>Imprimé par Langlois, Paris.</em> Part 1. 40 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30581262
page(s): [43] pl. 29, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Rhizophysa discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1827). Observations zoologiques faites à bord de l'Astrolabe, en mai 1826, dans le Détroit de Gibraltar. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 10: 5-21, 172-193, 225-239; pls 1-2, 4-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6008318
page(s): 179, Atlas des tomes 7-12 pl. 5, B, fig. 1-3 [details]
original description (of Physsophora discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 59, pl. 1 figs 22-24 [details]
original description (of Physophora philippii Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 19, pl 5. [details]
original description (of Physophora magnifica Haeckel, 1869) Haeckel, E. (1869). Zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Siphonophoren. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, Utrecht.</em> 1: 1-120, 14 pls.
page(s): 37, pl. 3 [details]
original description (of Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Physophora tetrasticha Philippi, 1843) Philippi, R.A. (1843). Über den Bau der Physophoren und eine neue Art derselben <i>Physophora tetrasticha</i>. <em>Archiv für anatomie und physiologie.</em> 58-67, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14235121
page(s): 56, pl. 5 [details]
page(s): 263-267, pls 19, 20 [details]
original description (of Discolabe mediterranea Eschscholtz, 1829) Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 156 [details]
original description (of Physsophora muzonema Lesueur & Petit, 1807) Lesueur, C. A.; Petit, N. (1807). Voyage de découvertes aus terres Australes exécuté par ordre de S. M. l'Empereur et Roi. <em>Imprimé par Langlois, Paris.</em> Part 1. 40 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30581262
page(s): [43] pl. 29, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Rhizophysa discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1827). Observations zoologiques faites à bord de l'Astrolabe, en mai 1826, dans le Détroit de Gibraltar. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 10: 5-21, 172-193, 225-239; pls 1-2, 4-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6008318
page(s): 179, Atlas des tomes 7-12 pl. 5, B, fig. 1-3 [details]
original description (of Physsophora discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 59, pl. 1 figs 22-24 [details]
original description (of Physophora philippii Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 19, pl 5. [details]
original description (of Physophora magnifica Haeckel, 1869) Haeckel, E. (1869). Zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Siphonophoren. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, Utrecht.</em> 1: 1-120, 14 pls.
page(s): 37, pl. 3 [details]
original description (of Physsophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Physophora tetrasticha Philippi, 1843) Philippi, R.A. (1843). Über den Bau der Physophoren und eine neue Art derselben <i>Physophora tetrasticha</i>. <em>Archiv für anatomie und physiologie.</em> 58-67, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14235121
page(s): 56, pl. 5 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Pugh, P. R. 2005. A new species of Physophora (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Physophoridae) from the North Atlantic, with comments on related species. Systematics and Biodiversity 2 3: 251-270.
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Dunn, C. W.; Pugh, P. R.; Haddock, S. H. D. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the Siphonophora (Cnidaria), with implications for the evolution of functional specialisation. <em>Syst. Biol.</em> 54(6): 916-935. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Chen, Q. C. (1982). The marine zooplankton of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 789-799. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 293, pl. 16, 1-9 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 83, pl. 15 figs 1-10 [details]
additional source Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 145 [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vogt, C. 1854. Recherches sur les animaux inferieures de la Mediterranée. 1. Sur les Siphonophores de la Mer de Nice. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 1: 1 - 164, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11825990
page(s): 39-60, pls 3-6 [details]
additional source Kawamura, 1911. “Baren kurage” (Physophora hydrostatica Forsk.) Zool. Mag. (Tokyo) (Dobuts. Zhasshi) 23 (6): 309-323, plate 6 (In Japanese only).
page(s): 309-323, 2 figs [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 293, pl. 16, 1-9 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 83, pl. 15 figs 1-10 [details]
additional source Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 145 [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vogt, C. 1854. Recherches sur les animaux inferieures de la Mediterranée. 1. Sur les Siphonophores de la Mer de Nice. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 1: 1 - 164, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11825990
page(s): 39-60, pls 3-6 [details]
additional source Kawamura, 1911. “Baren kurage” (Physophora hydrostatica Forsk.) Zool. Mag. (Tokyo) (Dobuts. Zhasshi) 23 (6): 309-323, plate 6 (In Japanese only).
page(s): 309-323, 2 figs [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35046, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06, Pugh & Gasca in press. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]Habitat mainly epipelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バレンクラゲ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Physophora magnifica Haeckel, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (161 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Discolabe quadrigata Haeckel, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Physophora hydrostatica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106589)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Physophora magnifica Haeckel, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (161 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Discolabe quadrigata Haeckel, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Physophora hydrostatica)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106589)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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