Researchers in Japan Discover New Jellyfish Species Deserving of a Samurai Warrior Name Researchers at Tohoku University named this venomous creature Physalia mikazuki, after the crescent moon helmet worn by Sendai's feudal lord Date Masamune.

Japan's Samurai jellyfish Physalia Utriculus [via AIMEC] 🧪🥼🗾🎌🌊

"discovered a new species of the venomous #Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast #Japan."

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