| Records of Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) : | ||||
| 1: Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) | ||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | OSGR: SZ09 | 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W | Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) | England |
| numerous, dead, washed up animals. | ||||
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| Records of Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) : | ||||
| 1: Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) | ||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | OSGR: SZ09 | 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W | Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) | England |
| numerous, dead, washed up animals. | ||||
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| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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| Marine Conservation Society | Jellyfish Survey | |||
| Trewhella, S. | 2007 | By-the-wind Sailors | Vol 18 (3) Page: 212 |
Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)
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A cosmopolitan free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the ocean. It is blown around by the wind. A rigid sail-like appendage projecting from the upper surface acts as a sail. Mass strandings regularly occur on the west coast of Ireland and occasionally elsewhere.
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