Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
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simongrove | Man O' Wars (Genus Physalia) |
I would like to see the species Physalia utriculus added, so that I can tag my observations of this species |
Jan. 27, 2018 21:51:39 +0000 | bouteloua |
see comment |
OK, thanks @sea-kangaroo. I use WoRMS too for my marine mollusc work so I can't complain! But it's a bit unsatisfactory given that they are physically distinct from the Atlantic and N Pacific Physalia, and given that P. utriculus is the name used for our local species in the Atlas of Living Australia (which harvests research-grade observations from iNat and may miss them if the name doesn't match). Oh well...
iNat uses WoRMS as its authority for marine invertebrates, which currently only recognizes P. physalis: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135382&allchildren=1
Jon's comment here has more detail as to why this is so:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8924543