APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Portuguese man-of-war - a pelagic species (Hydrozoa images)

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Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- lateral view of float 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- lateral view of float 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- dorsal view of float 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- lateral view of float 3

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- lateral view of float 4

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- stranded on beach 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- stranded on beach 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- in container 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- tentacles 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- tentacle 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- tentacle close-up 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- tentacle close-up 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- nematocyst stinging cells 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- gonozooids? 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- gonozooids? 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- gonozooids? 3

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- gonozooids? 4

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- gonozooids? 5

Specimens above found stranded on the beach at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 13.09.17.

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- on shingle beach 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- on shingle beach 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- on sandy beach 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- on sandy beach 2

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- on sandy beach 3

Images of species taken on the high tide mark at Marazion, Cornwall. 09.09.12.

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- stranded on beach 3

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- stranded on beach 4

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- surface of float 1

Portuguese man-of-war
Physalia physalis
- surface of float 2

Specimen above found washed-up among seaweed at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, Cornwall. 27.09.16.

This species is to be avoided, the sting from this animal is extremely powerful and in very rare cases can be fatal.

Physalia physalis Portuguese Man of War Blue Bottle Floating Terror Hydrozoa Images

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.