Porpita porpita, or the blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids [2] found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, [3] Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Arabian Sea. [4]

2021年5月8日 · Here are seven facts about the Porpita Porpita, more commonly known as the Blue Button Jellyfish. 1. It’s similar, but it isn’t actually a jellyfish. It’s official marine name is Porpita Porpita, and it is a Chondrophore which is a colony of Hydrozoan Polyps.

2023年7月9日 · The porpita porpita — also known as the "blue button jellyfish" — looks like a jellyfish, stings like a jellyfish, but is not in fact a jellyfish. The blue button is actually a colony of many...

The most common species of this genus is the Porpita porpita, more commonly known as the "Blue Button Jellyfish." Often washing up on the coast of Florida, these particular hydrozoans do not possess a significant sting.

2019年7月3日 · Although it has the word "jelly" in its name, the blue button jelly (Porpita porpita) is not a jellyfish or sea jelly. It is a hydroid, which is an animal in the class Hydrozoa. They are known as colonial animals, and sometimes just referred to as "blue buttons."

The blue button can grow up to 30 mm in diameter and lives on the surface of the sea and consists of two main parts: The float and the hydroid colony. The hard golden brown float is round, almost flat, and about one inch wide.

Blue Button jellyfish, also known as Porpita porpita, can be found in warm coastal waters across the globe. These vibrant creatures inhabit the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They have a preference for areas with abundant sunlight, as they rely …

2020年12月13日 · The blue button jellyfish is a dormant organism that flows into the ocean and allows itself to be carried by currents. It is dependent on other small passive organisms in food, such as plankton. They commonly ingest copepods (small crustaceans that are part of plankton) and crustacean larvae.

2023年7月11日 · The porpita porpita — also known as the "blue button jellyfish" — looks like a jellyfish, stings like a jellyfish, but is not in fact a jellyfish. The blue button is actually a colony...

2020年6月23日 · The blue button jellyfish is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Sea. They prefer the temperate waters that extend from Europe to the Gulf of Mexico and the south of the USA.