Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae > Suborder Physonectae > Family Physophoridae

Physophora Forsskål, 1775

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Physsophora*	Forsskål, 1775	orthographic variant
*Physsophora*	Forsskål, 1775	synonym

Children

Physophora gilmeri Pugh, 2005
Physophora hydrostatica Forsskål, 1775

Literature

basis of record	Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post Mortem Auctoris Ed. Carsten Neibuhr. Adjuncta est Materia Medica Kahirina atque Tabula Maris Rubri Geographica. Hauniae, Pp 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map.
additional source	Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50.
additional source	Forsskål, P. 1776. Icones rerum naturalium, quas in itinere orientali depingi curavit Petrus Forskål, Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris ad Regis mandatum æri incisas edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Copenhagen: Mölleri. pp. 15, pls 43.
additional source	ITIS database

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Mapstone, G. (2014). Physophora Forsskål, 1775. In: Schuchert, P. (2014) World Hydrozoa database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135397