Portuguese man of war
(Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758))

Invasive Listing Sources

No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Physaliidae
Genus: Physalia
Subject: Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Categories

Wildlife - Aquatic Animals

References

Common Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Scientific Name Reference: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)