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By-the-Wind Sailor (Velella velella)
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Velella velella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

By-the-Wind Sailor

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

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Taxonomy
Class

Hydrozoa

Order

Anthoathecata

Family

Porpitidae

Where to find it

occasional

United States (California)

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