In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T211612736 · last approved 9 November 2026
Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758) is the accepted name in WoRMS, GBIF and the Catalogue of Life, within the family Porpitidae, order Anthoathecata and class Hydrozoa; it was first described as Medusa velella.
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It is not a true jellyfish. One source calls it a chondrophore, distinguishing it from siphonophores such as Physalia, and regards it as a single complex polyp that floats upside down, while another interpretation sees it as a floating hydroid colony.
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