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Physalia physalis

Physalia physalis
Description: Postage stamp depicting this mainly tropical cystonect siphonophore floating in the water, with tentacles spread out below the large float (filled with carbon monoxide)
Author: Collection Georges Declercq
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added on 2008-11-18 - 2066 views
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Stamp Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorchecked Mapstone, Gill 2013-08-30

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