Physophora hydrostatica Hula Skirt Siphonophore

Physophora hydrostatica is commonly referred to as Hula Skirt Siphonophore. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7721 

AphiaID:

135504 

Scientific:

Physophora hydrostatica 

German:

Hula-Rock-Siphonophor 

English:

Hula Skirt Siphonophore 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Physophoridae (Family) > Physophora (Genus) > hydrostatica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Forsskål, 1775 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Azores, Barents Sea, cosmopolitan species, European Coasts, France, Germany, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Water column 

Size:

3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

4,9 °F - 27,3 °F (4,9°C - 27,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Physophora gilmeri
• 
  Physophora hydrostatica
  Hula-Rock-Siphonophor

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-11-21 17:56:18 

Last edit:

2025-11-07 21:34:55 

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