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Jack Sail By The Wind

Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella cyanea
Species recognized by Australia Species List and Tasman Sea Species List
Velella lata
Species recognized by Australia Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Coral Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, and South Pacific Species List
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Velella velella
Species recognized by wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Australia Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, New Zealand Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Portugal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Spain Species List, The Bahamas Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Mexico Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia DA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, and United States Species List
Velella velella
Recognized by CalPhotos, Invertebrates of the Salish Sea, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NBII images, Ecomare, EOL staff, and OBIS environmental data records
Velella vella
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Velella lata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Velella velella
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Velella velella
Recognized by Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and vimeo
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

Armenista sigmoides Haeckel 1888
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Holothuria spirans Forsskål 1775
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Medusa pocillum Montagu 1815
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Medusa velella Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella aurora Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella australis de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella caurina Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella cyanea Lesson 1826
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella indica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella limbosa Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella meridionalis Fewkes 1889
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella mutica Lamarck 1801
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella oxyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella pacifica de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella patellaris Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella pyramidalis Cranch 1818
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella radackiana de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella sandwichiana de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur 1807
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella tentaculata Lamarck 1801
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella tropica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Velella vella (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel 1888
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella aurora Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella australis De Haan 1827
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella caurina Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella cyanea Lesson 1826
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella indica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella limbosa Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella meridionalis Fewkes 1889
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella mutica Lamarck 1801
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella oxyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella pacifica De Haan 1827
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella patellaris Brandt 1835
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella pyramidalis Cranch 1818
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella radackiana De Haan 1827
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella sandwichiana De Haan 1827
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur 1807
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella tentaculata Lamarck 1801
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella tropica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Velella vella (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel 1888
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Armenista sigmoides Haeckel 1888
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Holothuria spirans Forsskål 1775
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Medusa pocillum Montagu 1815
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Medusa velella Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Rataria cordata Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Rataria mitrata Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella antarctica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella aurora Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella aurora Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella australis de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella australis de Haan 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella caurina Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella caurina Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella cyanea Lesson 1826
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella cyanea Lesson 1826
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella emarginata Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella indica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella indica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella lata Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella limbosa Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella limbosa Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella meridionalis Fewkes 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella meridionalis Fewkes 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella mutica Lamarck 1801
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella mutica Lamarck 1801
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella oblonga Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella oxyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella oxyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella oxyothone var. brachyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella oxyothone var. oxyothone Brandt 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella pacifica de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella pacifica de Haan 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella patellaris Brandt 1835
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella patellaris Brandt 1835
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella pyramidalis Cranch 1818
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella pyramidalis Cranch 1818
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella radackiana de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella radackiana de Haan 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella sandwichiana de Haan 1827
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella sandwichiana de Haan 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur 1807
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella scaphidia Peron & Lesueur 1807
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella septentrionalis Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella sinistra Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella tentaculata Lamarck 1801
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella tentaculata Lamarck 1801
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella tropica Eschscholtz 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella tropica Eschscholtz 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Velella vella (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Velella vella (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Jack sail-by-the-wind preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
by-the-wind sailor
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
by-the-wind-sailor
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
little sail
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
purple sail
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

فيليللا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

veleru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

медуза платноход preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

barqueta de Sant Pere preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Corsican

Ruzunu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ruzunu
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Danish

Bidevindssejler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Bezaantje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bezaantje
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Esperanto

Velelo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Purjehtijamaneetti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
purjehtijamaneetti
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

French

barque de Saint Pierre preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
vélelle
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

German

Segelqualle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

smugairle na gaoithe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

barchetta di San Pietro preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

カツオノカンムリ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species

Norwegian

Bidevindseiler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bidevindseiler preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Persian

وللا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

velero preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Bidevindseglare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bidevindseglare
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Вєлєлла preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فيليللا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa Owen 1843
Hydroidolina Collins 2000
Anthoathecata Cornelius 1992
Capitata Kühn 1913
Porpitidae Goldfuss 1818
Velella Lamarck 1801
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina Collins 2000
Anthoathecata Cornelius 1992
Capitata Kühn 1913
Porpitidae Goldfuss 1818
Velella Lamarck 1801
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa Owen 1843
Hydroidolina Collins 2000
Anthoathecata Cornelius 1992
Capitata Kühn 1913
Porpitidae Goldfuss 1818
Velella Lamarck 1801
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Anthoathecata
Porpitidae
Velella
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Anthoathecata
Porpitidae
Velella Lamarck 1801
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Cnidaria Hatschek 1888
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa Owen 1843
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecatae
Capitata Kühn 1913
Porpitidae Goldfuss 1818
Velella Lamarck 1801
Velella lata (this page)
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Capitata
Porpitidae
Velella
Velella velella (this page)
unclassified Velella

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Cnidaria
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Capitata
Porpitidae
Velella
Velella velella (this page)
Velella lata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Cnidaria
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Capitata
Porpitidae
Velella
Velella lata (this page)
Velella velella

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Anthoathecata
Porpitidae
Velella
Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
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