Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

By-the-Wind Sailor
By-the-Wind Sailor
Scientific Name: Velella velella
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Porpitidae
Category: chondrophores
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 0-3 ft. (0-1 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical

Cnidarians & Tunicates
chondrophores

By-the-Wind Sailor



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