Portuguese Man of War
Physalia physalis
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P. physalis
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P. physalis
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Physalia physalis
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophora |
| Family: | Physaliidae |
| Genus: | Physalia |
| Species: | P. physalis |
Description:
The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore—a colony of specialised polyps and medusoids.[1]
A similar group of animals are the chondrophores.