Bluebottle (sideview)
Physalia physalis (sideview)
Summary 5
The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the Portuguese man-of-war, Man-Of-War, or bluebottle, though often mistaken as a jellyfish, is a marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae. Its venomous tentacles can deliver a painful sting.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Darcy Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6311730312_240a1643f0_o.jpg
- Frank Krämer, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blaue_Qualle.jpg
- (c) James St. John, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Physalia_physalis_(Linnaeus,_1758)_-_Portuguese_man-of-war_stranded_on_aragonite_sand_beach_-_San_Salvador_Island,_Bahamas.jpg
- (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalia_physalis
More Info
- iNaturalist NZ 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
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