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Morphology and development of the Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis.
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- Physalia gonodendra are not yet sexually mature when released.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Global distribution patterns of siphonophores across horizontal and vertical oceanic gradients.Open research Europe · 2024Article
- Case Report: Unusual Bullous Reaction to Physalia physalis Venom after Recurrent Envenomation.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Evolution of Gene Expression across Species and Specialized Zooids in Siphonophora.Molecular biology and evolution · 2022Article
- Driving the blue fleet: Temporal variability and drivers behind bluebottle (Physalia physalis) beachings off Sydney, Australia.PloS one · 2022Article
- Optical Projection Tomography Using a Commercial Microfluidic System.Micromachines · 2020Article
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Abstract
The Portuguese man of war, Physalia physalis, is one of the most conspicuous, but poorly understood members of the pleuston, a community of organisms that occupy a habitat at the sea-air interface. Physalia physalis is a siphonophore that uses a gas-filled float as a sail to catch the wind. The development, morphology, and colony organization of P. physalis is very different from all other siphonophores. Here, we look at live and fixed larval and juvenile specimens, and use optical projection tomography to build on existing knowledge about the morphology and development of this species. We also propose a framework for homologizing the axes with other siphonophores, and also suggest that the tentacle bearing zooids should be called tentacular palpons. Previous descriptions of P. physalis larvae, especially descriptions of budding order, were often framed with the mature colony in mind. However, we use the simpler organization of larvae and the juvenile specimens to inform our understanding of the morphology, budding order, and colony organization in the mature specimen. Finally, we review what is known about the ecology and lifecycle of P. physalis.
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