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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.

Meaning of Ethusa from wikipedia

- Myscelia ethusa, the Mexican bluewing or blue wing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Louis Michel François...
- Ethusa is a genus of crabs in the family Ethusidae. Source: Ethusa americana A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 Ethusa mascarone (Herbst, 1785) Ethusa microphthalma...
- Ethusa mascarone is a species of crabs in the family Ethusidae. The cephalothorax of Ethusa mascarone is almost rectangular, it can reach a length of...
- Epialtus dilatatus Eriphia gonagra Eriphia verrucosa Ethusa americana Ethusa microphthalma Ethusa tenuipes Euchirograpsus americ**** Euprognatha rastellifera...
- Adelia A. vaseyi with ovipositing Myscelia ethusa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade:...
- around on its back. It is similar in morphology to the jellyfish crab (Ethusa spp.) but is easily distinguished by the different invertebrate transported...
- whitened bluewing Myscelia ethusa chiapensis – Mexican bluewing Myscelia ethusa cyanecula – Mexican bluewing Myscelia ethusa ethusa – Mexican bluewing Nessaea...
- laodamia saurites Ectima erycinoides Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris Myscelia ethusa ethusa Dynamine theseus Dynamine thal****ina Dynamine mylitta Dynamine artemisia...
- purplewing, tropical blue wave, whitened bluewing, or royal blue Myscelia ethusa (Doyère, [1840]) – Mexican bluewing or blue wing Myscelia hypatia Strecker...
- this family are found in marine environments at depths from 16m to 4,192m. Ethusa Roux, 1830 Ethusina Smith, 1884 Parethusa Chen, 1997 Serpenthusa Naruse...