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Physalia physalis Portuguese Man of War, Atlantic Man of War

Physalia physalisis commonly referred to as Portuguese Man of War, Atlantic Man of War. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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Atlantic Portuguese man o war, Physalia physalis, stranded on Henderson Beach, Florida.2018


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lexID:
4674 
AphiaID:
135479 
Scientific:
Physalia physalis 
German:
Portugiesische Galeere 
English:
Portuguese Man Of War, Atlantic Man Of War 
Category:
Jellyfish  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Physaliidae (Family) > Physalia (Genus) > physalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Australia, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bali, Bass Strait, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada , Costa Rica, Cuba, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Honduras, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Portugal, Sargasso Sea, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 4650 Meter 
Habitats:
Ocean beach, Seashore, Seawater, Sea water, Water column 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
1,5 °F - 82.4 °F (1,5°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Jellyfish 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Highly toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-16 13:08:23 

Toxicity


Physalia physalis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Physalia physalis, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Venomous !

Synonymised names
Arethusa caravella Oken, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
Holothuria physalis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
Holothuria velificans Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted (synonym)
Medusa utriculus Gmelin, 1788 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia australis Péron, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia gigantea Bory de St Vincent, 1894 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia glauca Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia megalista Lesueur & Petit, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia pelagica Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia pelasgica Bosc, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalia utriculus (Gmelin, 1788) · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis afer Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis arethusa Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis cornuta Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis elongata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis glauca Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis lamartinieri Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis megalista Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis osbeckii Tilesius, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis pelagica (Lamarck, 1801) · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalis tuberculosa Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physsophora physalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Toxins from Physalia physalis (Cnidaria) Raise the Intracellular Ca2+ of Beta-Cells and Promote Insulin Secretion, Diaz-Garcia, C.M.; Fuentes-Silva, D.; Sanchez-Soto, C.; Dominguez-Perez, D.; Garcia-Delgado, N.; Varela, C.; Mendoza-Hernandez, G.; Rodriguez-Romero, A.; Castaneda, O.; Hiriart, M. , 2012
  2. Portuguese man-of-war ( Physalia physalis ) envenomation on the Aquitaine Coast of France: An emerging health risk, Labadie, Magali; Aldabe, Bénédicte; Ong, Nathalie; Joncquiert-Latarjet, Aude; Groult, Vincent; Poulard, Amélie; Coudreuse, Mathieu; Cordier, Laurie; Rolland, Patrick; Chanseau, Pierre; de Haro, Luc , 2012
  3. Physalia physalis Poison Depolarizes Beta Cell Membrane and Increases Insulin Secretion, Díaz-García, Carlos Manlio; Sanchez-Soto, Carmen; Fuentes-Silva, Deyanira; Delgado, Neivys Garcia; Pedroso, Acela; Varela, Carlos; Ortiz-García, Myriam; Rodríguez, Adela; Mendoza-Hernández, Guillermo; Pasarón, Olga Castañeda; Hiriart, Marcia , 2010
  4. Hydrodynamics of sailing of the Portuguese man-of-war Physalia physalis, Iosilevskii, G.; Weihs, D. , 2009
  5. Toxische Kontaktdermatitis durch Physalia physalis (Portugiesische Galeere), Kasten, R.; Köhler, L.; Voigtländer, V. , 2004
  6. Apparent membrane pore-formation by portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis) venom in intact cultured cells, Lincoln P Edwards; Ernest Whitter; David A Hessinger, 2002
  7. Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis) venom induces calcium influx into cells by permeabilizing plasma membranes, Lincoln Edwards; David A. Hessinger, 2000
  8. The effect of Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis) venom on calcium, sodium and potassium fluxes of cultured embryonic chick heart cells, Lincoln Edwards; Eva Luo; Raymond Hall; Ramon R Gonzalez Jr.; David A Hessinger, 2000
  9. Contact dermatitis and sistemic reaction due to “Portuguese man of war” (Physalia physalis), G. Albanese; F. Salmaso; G. Galbiati, 1998
  10. Effects of a high molecular weight polypeptidic toxin from Physalia physalis (Portuguese man-of-war) on cholinergic responses, R. Menéndez; R. Mas; A. Garateix; M. Garcia; M. Chavez, 1990
  11. Fatal portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) envenomation, Mark R Stein; John V Marraccini; Neal E Rothschild; Joseph W Burnett, 1989
  12. Effects of a high molecular weight toxin from Physalia physalis on glutamate responses, Mas, R.; Mene´ndez, R.; Garateix, A.; Garcia, M.; Cha´vez, M. , 1989
  13. Differential toxicity of Physalia physalis (Portuguese man-o'war) nematocysts separated by flow cytometry, Joseph Warren Burnett; Jose Victor Ordonez; Gary Jim Calton, 1986
  14. The effect of verapamil on the cardiotoxic activity of Portuguese man-o'war (Physalia physalis) and sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) venoms, Joseph W. Burnett; Constantine J. Gean; Gary J. Calton; J.E. Warnick, 1985
  15. Efficacy of verapamil on blocking the cardiotoxin of three venomous jellyfish (Chrysaora quinquecirrha, Physalia physalis and Chironex fleckeri): Joseph W. Burnett, Jordan Warnick and Gary J. Calton (Division of Dermatology and Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.), , 1985
  16. Isolation of hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies against Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man-O'War) nematocyst venom, Pramod K. Gaur; Ronald L. Anthony; Gary J. Calton; Joseph W. Burnett, 1982
  17. Isolation and partial characterization of a hemolytic and toxic protein from the nematocyst venom of the Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Michael M. Tamkun; David A. Hessinger, 1981
  18. Cellular basis for tentacle adherence in the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis), Susan M. Cormier; David A. Hessinger, 1980
  19. Purification and characterization of the endonuclease present in Physalia physalis venom, Neeman, Ishak; Calton, Gary J.; Burnett, Joseph W. , 1980
  20. An ultrastructural study of the cytotoxic effect of the venoms from the sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) and Portugese man-of-war (physalia physalis) on cultured Chinese hamster ovary K-1 cells, Ishak Neeman; Gary J. Calton; Joseph W. Burnett, 1980
  21. Phospholipase in the nematocyst toxin of Physalia physalis, L.W. Stillway; C.E. Lane, 1971
  22. Phospholipase in the nematocyst toxin of Physalia physalis: L. W. Stillway and C. E. Lane, Toxicon, 1971, 9, 193. (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.), , 1971
  23. Some effects of Physalia physalis toxin on active Na+ transport across frog skin, J.B Larsen; Charles E Lane, 1970
  24. 310 mμ absorbance in Physalia physalis: Distribution of the absorbance and isolation of a 310 mμ absorbing compound, James H Price; H.S Forrest, 1969
  25. Cholesterol in Physalia physalis, Robert E. Middlebrook; Charles E. Lane, 1968
  26. Portuguese Man-of-War, Physalia physalis at Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, J. T. R. Sharrock, 1968
  27. Corrigendum: Portuguese Man-of-War Physalia physalis at Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, J. T. R. Sharrock, 1968
  28. Fine Structures of the Carbon Monoxide Secreting Tissue in the Float of Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis L.), D. Eugene Copeland, 1968
  29. Portuguese Man-of-War, Physalia physalis at Cape Clear, T. Sharrock, 1967
  30. Effects of Nematocyst Toxin of Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man-of-War) on the Canine Cardiovascular System., Hastings, S. G.; Larsen, J. B.; Lane, C. E. , 1967
  31. Some effects of Physalia physalis toxin on the cardiovascular system of the rat, James B. Larsen; Charles E. Lane, 1966
  32. Carbon monoxide concentrations and the effect of aminopterin on its production in the gas bladder of Physalia Physalis, William E Hahn; D Eugene Copeland, 1966
  33. Some effects of the toxin of Physalia physalis on the heart of the land crab, Cardisoma guanhumi (latreille), Charles E. Lane; James B. Larsen, 1965
  34. Amino acids in extracellular fluids of Physalia physalis and Aurelia aurita, Charles E. Lane; Elaine Pringle; Anne M. Bergere, 1965
  35. Composition of Float Gases of Physalia physalis., Clark, F. E.; Lane, C. E. , 1961
  36. Physalia physalis Recorded from Entrance to Cork Harbour, Leslie S. Atkins, 1959
  37. The Chemical Control of Feeding in the Portuguese Man-of-War, Physalia physalis L. and Its Bearing on the Evolution of the Cnidaria, Howard M. Lenhoff and Howard A. Schneiderman, 1959
  38. The Portuguese Man-of-War, Physalia Physalis L., in British and Adjacent Seas, Wilson, Douglas P., 1947

External links

  1. Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. First record of hydrozoan genera Eucheilota McCrady, 1859 and Mitrocomella Haeckel, 1879 and species Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) and Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Bali, Indonesia (en). Abgerufen am 04.12.2021.
  3. Giftige Quallenarten im Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Marcia’s Anthias Successfully Captive Bred in India (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 16.03.2024.

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Portuguese Man o' War - Physalia physalis,Devon 2020
Atlantic Portuguese man o' war, Physalia physalis, stranded on Henderson Beach, Florida 2018
Portuguese Man o' War - Physalia physalis,Devon 2020
Physalia physalis, Cornwallis Beach, Manukau Harbour, Auckland 2024
Atlantic Portuguese man o war, Physalia physalis, stranded on Henderson Beach, Florida.2018

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