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Portuguese man o' war

Physalia physalis

64Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb4
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul9
Aug0
Sep5
Oct24
Nov6
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England13
2Devon England11
3Isle of Wight England10
4Isles of Scilly England5
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
6Gwynedd Wales1
7Pembrokeshire Wales1
8Ceredigion Wales1
9Isle of Anglesey Wales1
10Swansea Wales1
46 England9 Scotland8 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
64
Peak month
October
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Physalia physalis
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hydrozoa
Order
Siphonophorae
Family
Physaliidae
Genus
Physalia
Name with authority
Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q202526 · GBIF 2264734