Physalia is a genus of the order Siphonophorae, colonies of four specialized polyps and medusoids that drift on the surface of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Although these organisms look like a single multicellular organism, each specimen is actually a colony of minute organisms called zooids that have to work together for survival.

2025年3月27日 · Portuguese man-of-war, (Physalia physalis), species of jellylike marine animals of the order Siphonophora (class Hydrozoa, phylum Cnidaria) noted for its colonial body, floating habits, and powerful stings. It is often mistaken for a jellyfish.

Physalia, a genus of the order Siphonophorae, found on the surface of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, are colonies of polyps and medusoids. They may appear like a single multicellular organism but are made up of minute colonies called zooids.

The Portuguese man o’ war, (Physalia physalis) is often called a jellyfish, but is actually a species of siphonophore, a group of animals that are closely related to jellyfish.

2019年10月29日 · The Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis, is one of the most conspicuous, but poorly understood members of the pleuston, a community of organisms that occupy a habitat at the sea-air...

Read about Physalia physalis (Portuguese man-of-war) on the Animal Diversity Web.

2019年9月16日 · The genus Physalia includes two species: the Portuguese man-of-war and the Pacific man-of-war or Australian blue bottle (Physalia utriculus). The Portuguese man-of-war has a wider color range and many tentacles, while the Australian blue bottle is …

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.

The Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) is the only genus in the family Physaliidae (Kirkpatrick & Pugh 1984). The man-of war is often mistaken for a jellyfish.

The Portuguese Man-o-War, scientifically known as Physalia physalis, is a fascinating marine invertebrate that’s both attractive and poisonous. Often mistaken for a jellyfish because of its similar appearance, the Man-o-War is actually a siphonophore.