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	Physalia Ocean Sciences, Inc. - Where Physalia?
		Physalia physalus, also called the Portuguese Man-O-War, is not really a single organism, but rather a floating hydrozoan colony consisting of four polyps: a pneumatophore (the float); dactylozooids (the tentacles); gasterozooids, (the siphons); and gonozooids - each selflessly sharing the task of the colony's overall survival.
		Physalia Ocean Sciences, Inc. was founded by four marine scientists, each with a unique collection of experience and abilities, and each dedicated to the common goal of serving our clientele, and thereby ensuring our business survival.
		An important aspect of Physalia's behavior is the symbiotic relationship that exists between it and its "clients," i.e., Nomeus (a minnow-like fish), the clownfish (commonly called the Man of War fish), and the yellow-jack.
	www.physaliaos.com /intro.htm (330 words)

	ADW: Physalia physalis: Information
		Physalia hurts tourists and tourism in areas where it is common, due to stings (of neurotoxins) from its nematocysts.
		Physalia pile up and are abundant in the center of the waters of the Sargasso Sea due to the movements of the currents around it and the rotation of the Earth.
		The Portuguese Man-of-War is the sole member of the Siphonophora with a unisexual colony; it is distinguished by a contractile, horizontal float.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Physalia_physalis.html (1361 words)

	The Sea Slug Forum - Physalia (Portugese man-o-war or Bluebottle)
		Physalia is a Cnidarian [or Coelenterate] - a group of animals which includes the sea anemones, corals and jellyfish.
		Physalia is a siphonophore, a specialised group of cnidarians in which each 'animal' is really a colony of highly specialised individuals.
		In Physalia, one individual forms a gas-filled float and the other individuals are specialised for feeding and digestion, or for reproduction, or to form the extremely long tentacles which contain the nematocysts which sting and capture their prey.
	www.seaslugforum.net /factsheet.cfm?base=physalia (347 words)

	Bubble City Hidden Worlds - The Caledonian-Record News
		Physalia starts life as a tiny gelatinous medusa with a little gas gland on one side of its simple bell-shaped body.
		Physalia populations in the northern hemisphere sail to the left of the wind, while those in the southern hemisphere tack to the right of the wind, procedures that take into account the Gulf Stream north of the equator, the South Equatorial and Brazil Currents in the south, and prevailing winds.
		A much smaller relative of Physalia, the by-the-wind-sailor (Velella), is an even better sailing vessel with sail set in similar fashion, but it is undramatic in its shallow, dish-like appearance and its lessened stinging ability, so it goes unnoticed by most shore visitors.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/hidden_worlds/story/b72927e48 (1240 words)

	Portuguese Man o' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble or bluebottle, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore—a colony of four sorts of polyps.
		A similar group of animals are the chondrophores.
		Siphonophores.org - General information on siphonophores, including the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Physalia (898 words)

	North Carolina Waterman
		Fertilization of Physalia is assumed to occur in the open water, because gametes from the gonozooids are shed into the water.
		An incredible aspect of Physalia is that it is indeed not a single animal, but a colony in which the individual organisms have come to share the tasks of survival.
		Physalia have two sizes of nematocysts, some small and others are large.
	www.ncwaterman.com /article.asp?id=240 (1203 words)

	Poisonous Animals: Blue bottle, Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia)
		Physalia belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, that also includes corals and sea anemones.
		In the digestion of the food a number of enzymes are involved that variously break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
		As Physalia sails, the long tentacle fishes continuously through the water.
	library.thinkquest.org /C007974/2_1bbo.htm (654 words)

	Physalia Consultant and Forensic Ecologists Monitoring and Assessment Surveys and Services
		Physalia Consultant and Forensic Ecologists Monitoring and Assessment Surveys and Services
		Recognised throughout the profession as leaders in key areas of ecological assessment and monitoring, the scientific and technical team at Physalia includes many acknowledged world authorities
		This enables us to supply authoritative, integrated, multi-disciplinary packages to customers worldwide and to help regulators and industry to identify impacts and to avoid false allegations of environmental harm
	www.physalia.com (66 words)

	Physalia, Portuguese Man-of-War, Picture, 1869 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The physalia, or, as it has from time out of mind been called by seamen, "the Portuguese man-of-war," occurs in more or less profusion along the entire Atlantic seaboard from the Bay of Biscay to the Cape of Good Hope.
		As seen in its natural haunts, the colouring of the physalia is singularly delicate and beautiful, the air-chamber presenting tints of the purest azure, whilst the free margin of the crest occasionally exhibits the richest roseate hues.
		It is doubtful if the creature possesses any power of suddenly expelling the contents of its air-vessel so as to admit of its sinking, and far more probable that it becomes overlooked during boisterous weather, owing to its general bubble-like appearance.
	www.londonancestor.com /victorian-london/physalia.htm (325 words)

	Bluebottles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physalia species cause stings that are similar to those from jellyfish although these animals are siphonophores (hydrozoans) and not jellyfish (scyphozoans and cubozoans).
		Instead of the usual jellyfish bell, Physalia have a gas-filled sac that floats on the surface of the water and tentacles that hang underneath.
		Physalia can change the orientation of its float and use it to ‘sail’ with the wind.
	www.reef.crc.org.au /publications/brochures/Bluebottles.htm (477 words)

	PSC
		Physalia has a 30cm purple float filled with air that supports it on top of the waves.
		Sailors and fishermen in the 17th Century were aware of the dangers of Physalia and accounts are given of fishermen who caught Physalia in their nets and were stung on their arms by contact with the tentacles.
		They tell of the intense burning pain that followed and their arms were left with strands of wheals that came up in blisters.
	www.oceanrowing.com /Portship_Eng.htm (389 words)

	Portuguese man o' war
		Portuguese Man O' War (genus Physalia) commonly thought of as a jellyfish is actually a colony of four sorts of polyps.
		The man o' war's float is bilaterally symmetrical the tentacles at one end, while the velella is radially symmetrical with the sail at an angle.
		The Portuguese Man o' War is one of the few jellyfish that has stings potentially dangerous to humans; they are responsible for several deaths.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Portuguese_man-o'-war.html (194 words)

	The Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War
		The float has aerodynamic properties and it seems likely that sailing characteristics may be modified by muscular contraction of the crest.
		Physalia sails at a slight angle downwind and the course is determined by the curvature of the float and the underwater resistance of the rest of the colony.
		The float may project either to the left or to the right; the left-handed forms sail to the right of the wind and vice versa.
	www.austmus.gov.au /is/sand/bluebottle.htm (889 words)

	Basic information for Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o' war) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physalia physalis is common in the warm waters of the Atlantic.
		Each 'individual' Physalia physalis is composed of a group of polyps specialised for movement, catching prey, feeding and breeding.
		Physalia physalis has a single, highly distinguishable, gas filled float (the pheumatophore), unlike many other siphonophores which rely on a group of swimming bells for floatation.
	www.marlin.ac.uk /species/Physaliaphysalis.htm (415 words)

	physalia diagram
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	hometown.aol.com /vaha018/physalia-diagram.html (243 words)

	Portuguese Man-of-war
		Physalia eats not only small fish but also small crustaceans, algae and just about any other organic matter floating beneath it.
		Physalia are "dioecious," which means that they come in male and female editions.
		Physalia's sexual cycle isn't completely understood, largely because it takes place far at sea wherever large numbers of the animal congregate.
	www.backyardnature.net /yucatan/manofwar.htm (715 words)

	The Portuguese Man-of-War: A Dangerous Ocean Organism of Hawaii
		Initially, Physalia reproduce sexually - the sperm of one mature colonial hydroid fertilizes the egg of another reproducing a larva.
		The small fish, Nomeus gronovii, lives among the tentacles of Physalia and is nearly immune to the poison from the stinging cells.
		The sting of Physalia is very painful to man and can cause serious effects, including fever, shock, and interference with heart and lung action.
	www.aloha.com /~lifeguards/portugue.html (2287 words)

	The Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War
		The float has aerodynamic properties and it seems likely that sailing characteristics may be modified by muscular contraction of the crest.
		Physalia sails at a slight angle downwind and the course is determined by the curvature of the float and the underwater resistance of the rest of the colony.
		The float may project either to the left or to the right; the left-handed forms sail to the right of the wind and vice versa.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/bluebottle.htm (889 words)

	RealSurf Bluey Page
		Physalia species also possess significant cardiotoxicity to man, rats, mice and are lethal to lower animals.
		The cutaneous pain and musculotoxic action in human produced by Physalia venom may be induced by one or several high molecular weight polypeptides.
		Cnidocil apparatus: Sensory receptor of Physalia physalis nematocytes.
	www.realsurf.com /shealth/whoblue.htm (1215 words)

	Physalia
		"Physalia" is a common misspelling or typo for: Physician.
		"Physalia" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
		"Physalia" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
	www.websters-dictionary-online.org /definition/english/Ph/Physalia.html (443 words)

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		However, in a newly differentiated species of Physalia in Australian waters, which causes severe envenomation, vinegar was found to cause discharge in up to 30% of neomatocysts.
		Stings from the single-tentacled Physalia utriculus (the "bluebottle") are not severe, tentacles with unfired nematocysts rarely adhere to the victim's skin and vinegar dousing is not required.
		Vinegar treatment is therefore an unnecessary step in the first aid management of any Physalia sting but remains an essential first aid treatment for all cubozoan (box) jellyfish tested to date.
	www.webshells.com /medsrch/stngjel.txt (663 words)

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		While physalia is not intentionally looking for humans to attack, it certainly is looking for a good meal.
		Physalia's only other primary function, like all animals, is reproduction.It actually uses both sexual and asexual forms of reproduction during it's lifetime.
		All in all, Physalia is a pretty harmless being (unless you are it's lunch).
	www1.broward.edu /~ssimpson/Greenman.html (548 words)

	physalia pelagica
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	hometown.aol.com /vaha018/physalia-pelagica.html (201 words)

	Leatherback Sea Turtle Research (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physalia is the Portugese Man-of-war jellyfish which is common here on our beaches.
		Their purple sails and tentacles are easily seen when they become stranded on the beach at low tide.
		Physalia is one of our larger turtles and she is missing part of her right rear flipper.
	www.floridaleatherbacks.com /research/turtle_detail.asp?offset=110&t_name=PHYSALIA (110 words)

	DAN Divers Alert Network : Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man-of-War)
		Your experience is consistent with the sting of a Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis).
		There are other members of the coelenterate phylum which can produce a similar reaction, but Physalia is the most common offender.
		The animal has a "sail" which floats on the surface and moves the animal in the direction of the wind.
	www.diversalertnetwork.org /medical/faq/faq.asp?faqid=26 (482 words)

	Physalia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physalia consists of a floating colony of different kinds of individuals attached
		Physalia sails at a slight angle downwind and the course is determined by the
		Physalia belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, that also includes corals and sea...
	www.bigletterlist.net /w/p/Physalia.htm (234 words)

	Physalia - definition from Biology-Online.org
		Some of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores.
		The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly coloured, the float being pink or purple, and bright blue; the zooids blue.
		It is noted for its virulent stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colours, graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.
	www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Physalia (181 words)

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		Hydrozoa - Physalia - Detailed view of the stinging nematocyst batteries on the tentacles of the Portuguese man-o-war.
		Hydrozoa - Physalia - Detailed view of the feeding polyps, gastrozooids, around the outer edge of the Portuguese man-o-war.
		Hydrozoa - Physalia - Detail of the different polyps found around the edge of the Portuguese man-o-war.
	biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca /Thumbnails/searchresults.htm?StartRow=1&maxrows=14&phylum=Physalia (198 words)

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