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VIDAL HADDAD JÚNIOR<br />
JOÃO PEDRO BARREIROS<br />
grupos de Physalia physalis nos Açores,<br />
o que com certeza aumenta o risco de<br />
acidentes. De uma série de 600 acidentes<br />
provocados por animais marinhos<br />
em banhistas no Brasil, cerca de 25%<br />
foram causados por cnidários 1,2,3 .<br />
physalis are being detected in the<br />
Azores islands, a fact that potentially<br />
increases the risk of accidents. From a<br />
sample of 600 accidents with marine<br />
animals studied in Brazil about 25%<br />
were caused by cnidaria 1,2,3 .<br />
Fig 17<br />
Arrojamento de caravelas observado recentemente nos Açores. Notar a enorme quantidade<br />
de animais.<br />
Massive stranding of Portuguese Man O’War recently observed in the Azores. Note the<br />
huge quantity of specimens.<br />
Photos João Rodrigues Gonçalves<br />
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