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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)

Genus Velella
Family Porpitidae
Order Anthoathecata
Class Hydrozoa
Phylum Cnidaria
Kingdom Animalia
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Total Records: 24

United States – California24

About

Monospecific genus found around the world on the open ocean.

Synonyms

Purple Sail
Little Sail

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View taxon at iNaturalist
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Maryland Biodiversity Project
BillHubick.com
eBird Profile
iNaturalist Profile
Photos on Flickr
Hook-and-line Fishing List

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BioFiles was developed to make the Maryland Biodiversity Project concept more available to other efforts. In its initial build-out, it's essentially my personal world biodiversity project. As it evolves, we hope to support many new community science efforts. .

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