 Green Turtle
|
Sea Jelly or Jellyfish |
Blue Bottle |
# 47 |
| Kingdom: Animalia | Phylum: Cnidaria |
| Class: Hydrozoa | Subclass: N/A |
| Order: Siphonophora | Family: N/A |
| Genus: Physalia | Species: P. physlia |
| Habitat: The surface of the ocean. |
| Distribution: Around Australia and widespread overseas. |
| Maximum Size: Float length max 300 mm, tentacle length max 10 m. |
| Notes: Often driven ashore in large swarms, by onshore winds. A very painful sting results from contact with the tentacles. Swarms have their bubble float aligned either left or right. This means prevailing winds drive only half the colony onshore. |
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| Reference: Edgar page: 124 |
