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Species sheet

Bubble jelly

Physophora hydrostatica Forskål, 1775

AnimalsPelagic hydrozoans

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthGuadeloupeMartiniqueCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation

Other common names

Hula skirt siphonophoreBritish English
Měchýřovka vznášiváCzech (Czechia)
Physophore vahinéFrench (France)
DanseuseFrench (France)
PhysophoreFrench (France)
Siphonophore-bullesFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Discolabe quadrigata

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Physophora hydrostatica

GBIF — Physophora hydrostatica

Sources

SITTLER Alain-Pierre, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 22/10/2019 : Physophora hydrostatica Forskål, 1775, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1391

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Physophora hydrostatica Forskål, 1775, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1297

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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