Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816

Hydrozoa name details

Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816

AphiaID

1316069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316069)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Physalis Tilesius, 1810 accepted as Physalia Lamarck, 1801

Original name

Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316069 on 2026-08-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-12-17 14:19:03Z

created

Pugh, Phil

2021-05-28 05:40:56Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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Sources (1)

original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]