siphonophores

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siphonophores

Postby Code Unknown » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:21 pm

Am I the only person who wasn't aware of this?

The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the blue bubble, blue bottle, man-of-war, or the Portuguese man of war, is commonly but erroneously thought of as a jellyfish; in fact, it is not a single animal, but rather a siphonophore – a colony of four kinds of highly modified individuals, specialized polyps and medusoids[1].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o%27_War
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Postby nathan28 » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:28 pm

other "interesting" topics (i.e., our microbal overlords):

toxoplasmosis
vitamin D symbiosis
oceanic polysacchride/glycoprotein networks
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Postby barracuda » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:17 pm

Hot holiday siphonophore action available here.

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Siphonophore Christmas cards available now.

Merry Something.
The most dangerous traps are the ones you set for yourself. - Phillip Marlowe
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