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Blue button

Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The blue button (Porpita porpita) is a species in the family Porpitidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the blue button

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue button live?

Not recorded

Is the blue button endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue button classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyPorpitidae
  6. genusPorpita
  7. SpeciesPorpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acies palpebrans, Chrysomitra striata, Discalia primordialis, Disconalia gastroblasta, Disconalia pectyllis, Disconalia ramifera, Holothuria denudata, Holothuria nuda, Medusa porpita, Medusa umbella, Polybrachionia linnaeana, Porpita appendiculata, Porpita atlantica, Porpita chrysocoma, Porpita coerulea, Porpita forskahli, Porpita forskalea, Porpita fungia, Porpita gigantea, Porpita glandifera, Porpita globosa, Porpita granulata, Porpita indica, Porpita kuhlii, Porpita lutkeana, Porpita mediterranea, Porpita moneta, Porpita pacifica, Porpita radiata, Porpita ramifera, Porpita reinwardtii, Porpita umbella, Porpitella pectanthis, Ratis medusae

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Raft hydroidEnglish
  • Umbel button jellyEnglish
  • নীল বোতামBangla
  • paruska čočkovitáCzech
  • BlauknopfGerman
  • Medusa botón azulSpanish
  • PorpiteFrench
  • Bottone bluItalian
  • ギンカクラゲJapanese
  • 푸른우산관해파리Korean
  • Botão-azulPortuguese
  • ПорпитаRussian
  • แมงกะพรุนแว่นตาพระอินทร์Thai
  • Porpita (Mavi Boncuk Hidroid)Turkish
  • 錢幣水母Chinese
  • Pazifische FloßqualleGerman
  • TellerqualleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue button

Other species in the same genus Porpita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue button?

The blue button (Porpita porpita) belongs to the family Porpitidae in the order Anthoathecata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue button (Porpita porpita). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-button

MLA

“Blue button (Porpita porpita).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-button.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_button_2026,
  title = {Blue button (Porpita porpita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-button},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}