Indo-Pacific Man-O-War 🪼

Indo-Pacific Man-O-War

The Portuguese man o' war ( Physalia physalis ), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle , is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It was once thought that there was only one species in the genus Physalia , which in turn would make it the only genus in the family Physaliidae . But recently, through whole genome sequencing, researchers discovered that 4 species exist: Physalia physalis, Physalia utriculus, Physalia megalista and Physalia minuta. It’s...