Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

By-the-Wind Sailor
Velella velella
By-the-Wind Sailor
Category: Chondrophores
Scientific Name: Velella velella
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 0-3 ft. (0-1 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Medusozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hydrozoa (Class) Hydrozoans
  └Anthoathecata (Order) Athecate Hydroids
   └Porpitidae (Family) Chondrophores
    └Velella (Genus)
     └V. velella (Species)
WoRMS ID: 117832🔗
iNaturalist ID: 59698🔗

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