Southern Man-O-War

Q: Where can you find Southern Man-O-War?

Southern Man-O-War can be found in: Cape Verde, Japan, Tanzania, Namibia, Bermuda, Spain, Mexico, French Guiana, Ireland, Ecuador, Lesser Antilles, China, French Polynesia, Vietnam, Mariana Islands, Colombia, Thailand, Mascarene Islands, Oman, Seychelles, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Portugal, United Kingdom, Micronesia, Canada, Indian Ocean, Barbados, French Antilles, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, India, Australia, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean, Senegal, Trinidad & Tobago, Algeria, Panama, Chile, Peru, Belize, New Caledonia, Malaysia, Cuba, Kenya, USA, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Fiji, Uruguay, Morocco, France, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Venezuela.

Physalia megalista

Found in: 62 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: transparentbluepurplepink
Body shape: Other
Family: Physaliidae

Physalia megalista is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.

Taxonomy

In the 20th century, P. megalista was considered a synonym of P. physalis. However, Gershwin et al. (2010) synonymized megalista with P. utriculus. A 2024 study using specimens from around the world identified P. megalista (with a long and slender pneumatophore as a distinct species, further noting that the neotype designation for P. megalista was invalid.

Similar species

Hula Skirt Siphonophore Physophora hydrostatica

Portuguese Man o' War Physalia physalis

Questions

Is Southern Man-O-War dangerous?

Southern Man-O-War has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.

Where can you find Southern Man-O-War?

Cape VerdeJapanTanzaniaNamibiaBermuda +57 more in Seabook

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