portuguese man-of-war

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Portuguese man-of-war
A floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish
Portuguese man-of-war
{i} floating jellyfish-like oceanic hydrozoan with a noticeable blue float and long stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war
A complex colonial siphonophore of the genus Physalia, of warm seas, having a bluish bladderlike float with a broad saillike crest from which hang numerous long stinging tentacles. a very large, poisonous jellyfish. Any of various floating, warm-water marine cnidarians (genus Physalia, class Hydrozoa) found worldwide but mostly in the Gulf Stream and the Indian and Pacific oceans. The medusa-form body consists of a translucent, jellylike, gas-filled float, which may be 3-12 in. (9-30 cm) long. Polyps beneath the float bear hanging tentacles up to 165 ft (50 m) long. Nematocysts on some polyps paralyze fish and other prey. Other polyps then attach to, spread over, and digest the victim. A third type of polyp is involved in reproduction. The painful sting of Physalia can cause fever, shock, or disruption of heart and lung function
Portuguese man-of-war
physalia
portuguese man-of-war
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
portuguese man-of-war
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