Portuguese man o' war (redirect from Physalia physalis)
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...
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monotypic, consisting of only one genus, Physalia. The genus is also monotypic, containing only P. physalis. There is a long history of the genus being...
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Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)...
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sowerbyi), freshwater polyps (Hydra), Obelia, Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), chondrophores (Porpitidae), and pink-hearted hydroids (Tubularia)...
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suborder of siphonophores. It includes the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) and Bathyphysa conifera. In Japanese, it is called 嚢泳 (Nōei). The...
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"Observations on the Commensal Relationship of Nomeus gronovii with Physalia physalis". Copeia. 1983 (1): 250–252. doi:10.2307/1444723. JSTOR 1444723.{{cite...
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known to prey on the dangerously venomous Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), the by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella), the blue button (Porpita...
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by Chiropsalmus quadrumanus and four by the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). All these stings were linear in nature, causing both intense pain...
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better-known siphonophores, which includes the Portuguese man o' war, or Physalia physalis. Although it is superficially similar to a jellyfish, each apparent...
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such animals are vagile but not motile. The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) lives at the surface of the ocean. The gas-filled bladder, or pneumatophore...
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siphonophores. The Australian bluebottle is Physalia utriculus or Pacific man o'war (not to be confused with Physalia physalis), belongs to the phylum Cnidaria,...
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Physalia physalis, Portuguese man o' war, is a dioecious colonial marine animal; the reproductive medusae within the colony are all of the same sex....
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Clark, F. E.; C. E. Lane (1961). "Composition of float gases of Physalia physalis". Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine...
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"Lion's Mane" made famous by Sherlock Holmes) or the siphonophore Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o' war, "Bluebottle") can cause extremely painful...
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inject venom. Some hydrozoans, including the Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis) Some sea anemones Some corals Several species of sea urchins are...
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attain lengths of 40–50 m (130–160 ft). The Portuguese man o' war's (Physalia physalis) tentacles can attain a length of up to 50 m (160 ft). On 6 April...
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Octocorallia) Box jellyfish Carybdea branchi (Cubozoa) Siphonophore Physalia physalis (Hydrozoa) Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa) Polypodium hydriforme (Polypodiozoa)...
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the dangerous jellyfish-like hydrozoan, the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). Hawksbills close their unprotected eyes when they feed on these...
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by-the-wind sailor, Velella velella, and the Portuguese man o' war, Physalia physalis. J. janthina is a member of the family Janthinidae, snails that trap...
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species: the pelagic siphonophore known as the Portuguese Man o' War, Physalia physalis. Diverticulum (mollusc), Diverticula are the outgrowths of the digestive...
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cross-reactivity (an allergic reaction) if later stung by Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) or sea nettles (Chrysaora). There is one known case where a sting...
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by Chiropsalmus quadrumanus and four by the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). All these stings were linear in nature, causing both intense pain...
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Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) List of cutaneous conditions Skin condition Stingray injury Sea anemone...
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jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri and Thysanostoma loriferum), siphonophores (Physalia physalis and Porpita porpita), anemones (Heteractis magnifica), coral (Acropora...
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soothe stings, such as from biting midges or Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). "Carpobrotus glaucescens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11...
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quinquecirrha (Atlantic sea nettle) Cyanea capillata (lion's mane jellyfish) Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o'war) Alcyonium digitatum (dead man's fingers coral)...
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D. (2009). "Hydrodynamics of sailing of the Portuguese man-of-war Physalia physalis". Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 6 (36): 613–626. doi:10...
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(Natural History) April 1960 pp. 301–408 Plates VII - XXVIII Studies on Physalia physalis (L.) Part I. Natural History and Morphology Part II. Behaviour and...
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Rhetus arcius Mastigoproctus colombianus Psammodesmus bryophorus giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis sea slug...
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New South Wales. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.) Physalia physalis(Linnaeus, 1766), Bluebottle, Portuguese man o' war (Around Australia...
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