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Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
The By-the-Wind-Sailor ,Velella velella, is a cnidarian (Cnidaria) belonging to the Hydrozoa. It plays no role in the marine aquarium hobby and is not known to be kept. They live worldwide in subtropical, including the western Mediterranean, and tropical seas on the surface of the high seas.
Sail jellyfish cannot move actively, but are driven by the wind. The hydrozoan polyps form animal colonies that look like small rafts with sails and can be washed ashore in large numbers during storms. They feed on small planktonic organisms.
Predators of the sail jellyfish include the pelagic nudibranch Glaucus atlanticus and the violet snail (Janthina janthina).
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Synonyms:
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel, 1888
Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775
Medusa pocillum Montagu, 1815
Medusa velella Linnaeus, 1758
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz, 1829
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella aurora Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella australis de Haan, 1827
Velella caurina Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella cyanea Lesson, 1826
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Velella indica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella limbosa Lamarck, 1816
Velella meridionalis Fewkes, 1889
Velella mutica Lamarck, 1801
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella oxyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella pacifica de Haan, 1827
Velella patellaris Brandt, 1835
Velella pyramidalis Cranch, 1818
Velella radackiana de Haan, 1827
Velella sandwichiana de Haan, 1827
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur, 1807
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella tentaculata Lamarck, 1801
Velella tropica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella vella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydrozoonolina (Subclass) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Capitata (Suborder) > Porpitidae (Family) > Velella (Genus) > Velella velella (Species)
The By-the-Wind-Sailor ,Velella velella, is a cnidarian (Cnidaria) belonging to the Hydrozoa. It plays no role in the marine aquarium hobby and is not known to be kept. They live worldwide in subtropical, including the western Mediterranean, and tropical seas on the surface of the high seas.
Sail jellyfish cannot move actively, but are driven by the wind. The hydrozoan polyps form animal colonies that look like small rafts with sails and can be washed ashore in large numbers during storms. They feed on small planktonic organisms.
Predators of the sail jellyfish include the pelagic nudibranch Glaucus atlanticus and the violet snail (Janthina janthina).
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Synonyms:
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel, 1888
Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775
Medusa pocillum Montagu, 1815
Medusa velella Linnaeus, 1758
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz, 1829
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella aurora Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella australis de Haan, 1827
Velella caurina Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella cyanea Lesson, 1826
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Velella indica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella limbosa Lamarck, 1816
Velella meridionalis Fewkes, 1889
Velella mutica Lamarck, 1801
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella oxyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt, 1835
Velella pacifica de Haan, 1827
Velella patellaris Brandt, 1835
Velella pyramidalis Cranch, 1818
Velella radackiana de Haan, 1827
Velella sandwichiana de Haan, 1827
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur, 1807
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Velella tentaculata Lamarck, 1801
Velella tropica Eschscholtz, 1829
Velella vella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydrozoonolina (Subclass) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Capitata (Suborder) > Porpitidae (Family) > Velella (Genus) > Velella velella (Species)
