Portuguese Man O'War nematocyst capsule

This discharged nematocyst of a Portuguese Man O’War (Physalia physalis) was collected from the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. The spherical nematocyst capsule (blue), ejected from its nematocyte, is still covered by a microtubular basket (orange). SEM secondary electron image acquired at 4 kV
September 14, 2023

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Submitted by: Connon Thomas, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL