Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)

Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)

* Family: Physaliidae,

* Genus: Physalia,

* Species: P. physalis,

* Phylum: Cnidaria,

* Class: Hydrozoa,

* Order: Siphonophora,

* Type: Invertebrate,

* Diet: Carnivore,

* Size: Float, 12 in (30 cm) long, 5 in (12.7 cm) wide; tentacles, up to 165 ft (50 m) long,

** Did you know? The tiny Nomeus gronovii fish is immune to the sting of the Portuguese man-of-war. It lives among the tentacles and even snacks on the stinging tendrils.

*** The Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis), also known as man of war. The common name comes from a Portuguese war ship type of the 15th and 16th century.

More info: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of...

or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o%27_War

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[edujackass]

ITS A FUCKING JELLY FISH RETARD UPLOADER KILL YOURSELF, SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION!?!?

[ArsenaultMuzic]

@latched097 hahaha you sound like an expert to me

[preparadox]

no its not a man of war, that is a jellyfish P man of war are a symbiotic community made up of 4 different species ; polyps and the tentacles, but not a single animal.

[Sbrenzen]

That is not physalia physalis.

[latched097]

ehm... sorry... i am not an expert but don't tell me that's the physalia phisalis that should be the Chrysaora hysoscella...but surely not physalia phisalis

[AdamBobadam808]

those are sea nettles