PHYSALIIDAE Brandt, 1835
(portuguese men o’war)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Physalia physalis
Portuguese Man O’war or Man-of-war
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 		Species 1 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPHYSALIIDAE (portuguese men o’war)
SuborderCYSTONECTAE (an order of coelenterates)
OrderSIPHONOPHORAE (siphonophores)
SubclassHYDROIDOLINA (a subclass of coelenterates)
ClassHYDROZOA (hydroids)
PhylumCNIDARIA (hydroids, jelly fish, sea anemones, jellyfish)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

PHYSALIIDAE (portuguese men o’war) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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