Other animals › Porpitidae
Blue Button
Porpita porpita
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Blue JellyCyanea lamarckii
Lined Water JellyRhacostoma atlanticum
Victoria's Crystal JellyAequorea victoria
Sea SwallowGlaucus atlanticus
Margined Sea LizardGlaucilla marginata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,205 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 515 |
| Australia | 466 |
| New South Wales | 310 |
| Alabama | 123 |
| North Carolina | 113 |
| Mexico | 109 |
| India | 101 |
| South Africa | 100 |
| Queensland | 98 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Hydrozoans · Hydrozoa |
| Order | Athecate Hydroids · Anthoathecata |
| Family | Porpitidae |
| Genus | Porpita |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue Button with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.