Atlantic Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) MODEL OF THE PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR
An animal, or more exactly speaking, a colony of animals, that floats at the surface of warm seas. The transparent "float," blue, purple and crimson tinted, sails before the wind, trailing long retractile filaments. Preparation of model by Mr. H. Mliller, glass blower, and Mr. S. Shimotori, colorist, of the American Museum. Model on exhibition in the Darwin hall.
Title: The American Museum journal
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Date 1825
Source https://archive.org/stream/americanmuseumjo15amer/#page/n242/mode/1up
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_American_Museum_journal_(c1900-(1918))_(18133971476).jpg
The Atlantic Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war, blue bottle, or floating terror, is a marine hydrozoan of the family Physaliidae found in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
