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Portuguese man-of-war

LC control no.sh 85105357
LC classificationQL377.H9 Zoology
Topical headingPortuguese man-of-war
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Variant(s)Bluebottle (Cnidaria)
Bluebubble (Cnidaria)
Man-of-war, Portuguese
Physalia physalis
See alsoPhysalia
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Found inITIS search, Aug. 15, 2007 (Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758), species, Portuguese man o' war)
Britannica Micro. (Portuguese man-of-war)
Web. 3 (Portuguese man-of-war)
Wikipedia, Aug. 15, 2007 (Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also kown as the bluebubble or bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore -- a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids.)