Portuguese Man o' War
Physalia physalis
Summary 3
The Atlantic Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war, or floating terror, is a marine hydrozoan of the family Physaliidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its venomous tentacles deliver a painful sting, which on extremely rare occasions has been fatal to humans. Despite its outward appearance, the Portuguese man o' war is not a jellyfish but a siphonophore, which, unlike jellyfish, is not a...
Sources and Credits
- (c) CostaPPPR, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Physalia-physalis-DSC_0782_01.jpg
- (c) Bengt Nyman, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Physalia_physalis_EM1B0679_(40827501481).jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalia_physalis
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- SeaLifeBase
- World Register of Marine Species
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
.jpg){kind=link}