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Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together.
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The portuguese man-of-war "jellyfish" - in Hawaiian, `Ili Mane`o, Pa`imalau, Palalia or Pololia - is actually any of various invertebrate, jelly-like marine animals of the family: Physaliidae, order: Siphonophora, class: Hydrozoa, and Phylum: Cnidaria.
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Portuguese Man-of-Wars looks like a jellyfish with long tentacles and a sail. They are well known for their painful sting. Toxins from the tentacles are almost as powerful as a cobra's venom. ... The Portuguese Man-of-War is a jelly-like marine animal but it's no jellyfish. In fact, these sea creatures are four different...
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www.kidzworld.com/article/1053-wild-things-portuguese-man-of-war
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This time of year, Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish wash up on the beaches in South Florida. When they are in the area, strong breezes directed toward shore drive them into the surf.
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www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health/2007/01/jellyfi...
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The Portuguese Man Of War jellyfish is a beautiful jellyfish that can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. They have a very venomous sting, but it's not deadly just very painful.
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The Portuguese Man of War jellyfish is found in a fairly widespread area, more commonly seen in tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Atlantic gulf stream, and appropriately named the “blue bottom” jellyfish because of its bluish/purplish tinge.
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www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/man_of_war.asp
www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/man_of_war.asp
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Portuguese Man-Of-War are common in the warm Atlantic waters off the coast of Key Biscayne in the winter months. ... Alcohol and human urine may be harmful on Portuguese man-of-war stings. An Australian study reports that both alcohol and urine caused massive nematocyst discharge in the box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri.
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www.key-biscayne.com/beach_park/facts/manowar.shtml
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The Portuguese Man-of-War (called the Bluebottle in Australia) is a floating colony of animals that lives in warm seas. This poisonous animal is called the Man-of-War because it looks a bit like a Portuguese battleship with a sail. ... Classification: Phylum Cnidaria (corals, jellyfish, sea anemones, hydrozoans),
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/jellyf...
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Visitors to the Mediterranean could find themselves in for a painful surprise this year after Portuguese man-of-war invertebrates, with their sometimes lethal stings, made an unusual incursion ... The Portuguese man-of-war, a jelly-like creature, gives a burning sting that is far more painful than that of a jellyfish.
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www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/portuguese-man-of-...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/portuguese-man-of-war-mediterranean
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