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The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war [6] or bluebottle, [7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or bluebottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. [8]
Portuguese Man O’War are often mistaken as jellyfish but they are actually a close cousin
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This small cnidarian is part of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known cnidarian siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war. Specialized predatory gastropod molluscs prey on these cnidarians. Such predators include nudibranchs (sea slugs) in the genus Glaucus [4] and purple snails in the genus Janthina. [5]
Portuguese men-of-war, such as this on at Midtown Beach on Monday, are appearing on beaches along the island. ... A man-o-war is washed up on Midtown Beach as high gusts blow in the from the east ...
Several ships between 1878 and 1887 brought to Hawaii more than 3,300 Portuguese men from these islands, but because many of the men brought their wives, children, and other relatives as well, there was an actual immigration during these years of about 10,700 Portuguese. [4]
Portuguese man-of-war have been spotted at area beaches, including in Westport. What beachgoers need to know. Portuguese man-of-war sightings bob up along area beaches, including Horseneck
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