Physalia - Wikipedia
Physalia is a genus of the order Siphonophorae, colonies of four specialized polyps and medusoids that drift on the surface of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
Portuguese man o' war - Wikipedia
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war[ 6 ] or bluebottle, [ 7 ] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or bluebottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. [ 8 ] The Portuguese man o' war is the only ...
Portuguese man-of-war | Size, Sting, & Facts | Britannica
4 天之前 · Portuguese man-of-war, (Physalia physalis), species of jellylike marine animals of the order Siphonophora (class Hydrozoa, phylum Cnidaria) noted for its colonial body, floating habits, and powerful stings. It is often mistaken for a jellyfish.
What is a Portuguese Man o’ War? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
The Portuguese man o’ war, (Physalia physalis) is often called a jellyfish, but is actually a species of siphonophore, a group of animals that are closely related to jellyfish.
Portuguese Man-of-War Facts (Physalia physalis) - ThoughtCo
2019年9月16日 · The genus Physalia includes two species: the Portuguese man-of-war and the Pacific man-of-war or Australian blue bottle (Physalia utriculus). The Portuguese man-of-war has a wider color range and many tentacles, while the Australian blue bottle is …
Portuguese Man-of-War - National Geographic
The Portuguese man-of-war—a colonial organism related to the jellyfish—is infamous for its painful sting, but one photographer finds the beauty inside this animal's dangerous embrace. 1 /...
Portuguese Man o' War - Oceana
Class Hydrozoa (hydrozoans), Family Physaliidae (men o’ war) The Portuguese man o’ war is a highly venomous open ocean predator that superficially resembles a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore.
Morphology and development of the Portuguese man of war, Physalia ...
2019年10月29日 · The Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis, is one of the most conspicuous, but poorly understood members of the pleuston, a community of organisms that occupy a habitat at the sea-air...
Portuguese man o' war - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
Global genomics of the man-o’-war (Physalia) reveal ... - bioRxiv
2024年7月10日 · The open ocean is a vast, highly connected environment, and the organisms found there have been hypothesized to represent massive, well-mixed populations. Of these, the Portuguese man-o’-war ( Physalia) is uniquely suited to dispersal, sailing the ocean surface with a muscular crest.