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Essay Archive - Man-of-War
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
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 the tropical and subtropical regions of the
Indian and Pacific Oceans.
The man-of-war will usually travel i....
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