A siphonophore is comprised of a colony of specialized, genetically identical individuals called zooids — clones — with various forms and functions, all working together as one, making it a ...

The Portuguese Man-o-War is a species of siphonophore, closely related to jellyfish. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the animals are rarely deadly to humans ...

Often mistaken as a jellyfish, a Portuguese man o' war is a species of siphonophore and comprises a colony of single-celled organisms that float on the ocean's surface. Lacking a brain, it has ...

They have powerful jaws that can crush bones and are known to be man-eaters. Often mistaken for a jellyfish, the Portuguese Man o’ War is actually a siphonophore, a colony of specialized polyps. Its ...

curid=67414037. via Wikimedia Commons Often mistaken for a jellyfish, the Portuguese Man O’ War is actually a siphonophore, a colonial organism composed of specialized individual polyps. Encounters ...

Kwazii and Dashi become entangled in a strange deep-sea creature - a siphonophore - and when a geyser blasts it toward the surface, the Octonauts must stop its ascent before it fatally bursts. Only ...

Although commonly referred to as a jellyfish by the general public, it is actually a siphonophore - a floating colony of polyps that work together and move, driven by wind and ocean currents.

What then would be the value of having elaborate feathery fins? As larvae, these modified fins make them look larger and perhaps more like a dangerous, stinging jellyfish (siphonophore) than an edible ...