By-the-Wind Sailor (Velella velella)

Invertebrateverified

Velella velella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

By-the-Wind Sailor

Also known as: By-the-Wind-Sailor, Jack Sail-by-the-Wind, Little Sail, Purple Sail

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

10 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Hydrozoa

Order

Anthoathecata

Family

Porpitidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

New Zealand New Zealand (North Island)South Africa (Cape)United States (California)

rare

Australia (East Coast)Australia (Temperate South)New Zealand (South Island)Spain (Galicia)

Image: © Rebecca R. Helm. Image by Denis Riek. (CC-BY-SA) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-SA) · source