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Velella. Velella is a monospecific genus of hydrozoa in the Porpitidae family. Its only known species is Velella velella, [ 2] a cosmopolitan (widely distributed) free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the open ocean. It is commonly known by the names sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella.
A sail attached in an S-shape to its base may keep it mostly offshore in predominant southeast winds. Unusual critter on Palm Beach with similar color to Portuguese men-of-war has mild sting Skip ...
August 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An unusual sea creature is coming ashore on the Space Coast. Blue Button Jellyfish were spotted on Cape Canaveral beaches this week, catching ...
Known as velella velella or by-the-wind sailors, the blobs are not jellyfish but colonies of polyps similar to the Portuguese man o’ war, according to JellyWatch.
Porpita porpita, or the blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids [ 2] found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, [ 3] Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Arabian Sea. [ 4] It was first identified by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the basionym Medusa ...
The most common species of this genus is the Porpita porpita, more commonly known as the "Blue Button Jellyfish." Often washing up on the coast of Florida, these particular hydrozoans do not possess a significant sting. Beachgoers that have come across them often say the sting is very minimal, if noticeable at all.
Thousands of jellyfish-like creatures, known as 'by-the-wind sailors,' are washing up on shores across the state.
The Portuguese man o' war ( Physalia physalis ), also known as the man-of-war[ 6] or bluebottle, [ 7] is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war or bluebottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. [ 8] The Portuguese man o' war is the only ...