Image of Portuguese man o' war
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Description:
I observed a few Portuguese Man-War, Physalia physalis, that washed on the beach near Port Aransas, Texas. It was a windy day, but not more so than the usual. These colonial animals often wash on the beach, especially when the winds are strong. I looked for the Purple Snail, Janthina janthina, or its relatives, which are parasites on P. physalis, but I could not find any that day.
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- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Hydrozoa (hydrozoans)
- Hydroidolina
- Siphonophorae
- Cystonectae
- Physaliidae
- Physalia
- Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o' war)
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