Physalia
See also: physalia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin physalis (“bladder, bubble”), from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís)
Proper noun
Physalia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Medusozoa – subphylum; Hydrozoa – class; Siphonophorae – order; Cystonectae – suborder; Physaliidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Physalia physalis (Portuguese man-of-war or bluebottle) – type species; Physalia megalista, Physalia utriculus – selected other, possibly only other species
References
- Physalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Physalia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Physalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons