Physalia phyalis (Portuguese man-of-war) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 3 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Physalia phyalis (Portuguese man-of-war) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 3 / James St. John
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| 説明 | Physalia phyalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Portuguese man-of-war stranded on aragonite sand beach in the Bahamas.This organism is not a jellyfish, despite the superficial similarity. True jellyfish are members of Class Scyphozoa (Phylum Cnidaria), whereas the Portuguese man-of-war is in Class Hydrozoa (Phylum Cnidaria). This organism is a colony of hydrozoans. The body is bluish or purplish or pinkish and consists of a gas-filled float plus many long tentacles. The tentacles have numerous nematocysts (stinging cells), used for paralyzing or killing prey.Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Siphonophora, PhysaliidaeLocality: shoreilne immediately south of The Thumb, eastern margin of San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas--------------------More info. at:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o%27_war |
| 撮影日 | 2011-03-24 09:44:57 |
| 撮影者 | James St. John |
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