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Physalia arethusa
Physalia Phy*sa"li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder, fr. ? a bellows.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors, graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.

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- Look up Arethusa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arethusa may refer to: Arethusa (mythology), a Nereid nymph who became a fountain Arethusa (Gr****...
- borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Gr**** mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain. HMS Arethusa (1759) was a 32-gun...
- In Gr**** mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh...
- USS Arethusa may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Arethusa (1864), a collier for the Union Navy in the American Civil War....
- Genus-level synonyms Arethusa Oken, 1815 Holothuria Linnaeus, 1758 Physalis Tilesius, 1810 Physsophora Modéer, 1789 Species-level synonyms Arethusa caravell Oken...
- In Gr**** mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀρέθουσα) may refer to the following personages: Arethusa, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph...
- Arethusa-class cruiser may refer to: Arethusa-class cruiser (1913), a class of eight Royal Navy light cruisers built in 1912–1914 that served in World...
- In Gr**** mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀρέθουσα, romanized: Aréthousa) is a minor figure who became a lover of the sea-god Poseidon...
- Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid, is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Gr**** mythology...
- Arethusa (or Aretusa) was a city in the Roman province of Syria, near Apameia. The modern Arabic name of the city is Al-Rastan. Arethusa's episcopal list...