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Portuguese Man-o-war

Physalia physalis

Habitat:

Ocean

Notes:

Found washed ashore in Galveston, TX Date is Approximate

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Portuguese Man-o-war
Physalia physalis Portuguese man o' war


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2 Comments

NathanCaldwell
NathanCaldwell 9 years ago

Is that what that is?

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Portuguese Man-o-wars are often mistaken for Jellyfish but are actually made of a colony of tiny organisms called zooids. They are very interesting!

NathanCaldwell
Spotted by
NathanCaldwell

Galveston, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2011
Submitted on Jul 1, 2014

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