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The Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the blue bubble, blue bottle, man-of-war, or the Portuguese man of war, is a jelly-like, marine invertebrate of the family: Physaliidae, order: Siphonophora, class: Hydrozoa, and Phylum: Cnidaria. The common name comes from a Portuguese war ship type of the 15th and 16th century, the man-of-war (named caravela-portuguesa in Portuguese, caravel Caravel This article is about the Caravel boat type. For the carvel type of boat building, see Carvel .A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable, two- or three-mast lateen-rigging ship, created by the Portugal and used also by them and by the Spain for long voyages of exploration from the 15th century.... ), which had triangular sails similar in outline to the bladder of the Portuguese Man O' War. They are commonly but erroneously thought of and referred to as a jellyfish Jellyfish Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes including the Scyphozoa , Staurozoa , Cubozoa , and Hydrozoa .... . In fact, a Portuguese Man O' War is not a single animal, but rather a siphonophore – a colony Colony (biology) In biology, a colony refers to several individual organisms of the same species living closely together, usually for mutual benefit, such as stronger defences or the ability to attack bigger prey.... of four kinds of minute, highly modified individuals, which are specialized polyp Polyp In zoology, a polyp is one of two forms of individuals found in many species of cnidarians. The two are the polyp or hydroid and the medusa . Polyps are approximately cylindrical, elongated on the axis of the body.... s and medusoids Medusa (biology) In biology, a medusa is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shortened on its principal axis and broadened, sometimes greatly, in contrast with polyps.... . Each such zooid in these pelagic colonial hydroids or hydrozoans has a high degree of specialization and, although structurally similar to other solitary animals, are all attached to each other and physiologically integrated rather than living independently. Such zooids are specialised to such an extent that they lack the structures associated with other functions and are therefore dependent for survival on the others to do what the particular zooid cannot do by itself. A similar group of animals are the chondrophore Chondrophore The chondrophores or porpitids are a small and very unusual group of hydrozoans today classified as family Porpitidae. Though it derives from an outdated name for this lineage , some still find the term "chondrophore" useful as a synonym to "porpitid" in discussions of the three genera contained herein.... s, which are specialised hydroids that float at the surface of the open ocean. The Portuguese Man O' War is infamous for "swarming" in groups of thousands and for a very painful, powerful sting.