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The Portuguese Man-of-War
Title: The Portuguese Man-of-War
Category: Science & Technology / Biology
Details: Words: 610 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Portuguese Man-of-War
The Portuguese man-of-war if a member of the Kingdom Animalia, phylum Cnidaria(1), class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophra, the genus Physalia, and the species Physalia(2).
The man-of-war is not an actual jellyfish, but a Siphonophor. Also the man-of-war is not a single organism. It is made up of many different organisms that work together. These organisms are called polyps.
The Portuguese man-of-war is usually found in the Northern Atlantic gulf stream. It can also be found in …showed first 75 words of 610 total…
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3 A capsule within specialized cells of certain coelenterates, such as jellyfish, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting when propelled into attackers and prey.
4 A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins.
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