Portuguese man-of-war
SKU 29486 Categories Deep-sea Plankton, Topside Photos Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29486 |
Common Name: | Portuguese man-of-war |
Scientific Name: | Physalia physalis |
Description: | The Pacific variant of the Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish (Physalia physalis), known in Australasian waters as bluebottles. They come ashore on beaches in their millions in mid-late summer. |
Location: | Southeastern New Zealand |
Keywords: | Portuguese Man of War, Physalia physalis, Pacific form, juvenile, jellyfish, sting, bluebottle, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Siphonophorae, Cystonectae, Physaliidae, blue, tentacle, float |
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