Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)

Interactions where Velella velella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by adult Ianthina exigua a prosobranch mollusc Janthinidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Janthinidae/Ianthina exigua/Ianthina exiguaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Hydrozoa/Anthoathecata/Porpitidae/Velella velella/Velella velellaby-the-wind sailor, by-the-wind-sailor adult is predator of
is predated by adult Ianthina janthina a prosobranch mollusc Janthinidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Janthinidae/Ianthina janthina/Ianthina janthinaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Hydrozoa/Anthoathecata/Porpitidae/Velella velella/Velella velellaby-the-wind sailor, by-the-wind-sailor adult is predator of
is predated by adult Ianthina pallida a prosobranch mollusc Janthinidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Janthinidae/Ianthina pallida/Ianthina pallidaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Cnidaria/Hydrozoa/Anthoathecata/Porpitidae/Velella velella/Velella velellaby-the-wind sailor, by-the-wind-sailor adult is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVelella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)
FamilyPORPITIDAE (a family of hydrozoans)
SuborderCAPITATA (an order of coelenterates)
OrderANTHOATHECATA (an order of hydroids)
SubclassHYDROIDOLINA (a subclass of coelenterates)
ClassHYDROZOA (hydroids)
PhylumCNIDARIA (hydroids, jelly fish, sea anemones, jellyfish)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Marine Conservation Society Jellyfish Survey
Trewhella, S. 2007 By-the-wind Sailors Vol 18 (3) Page: 212

Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Velella velella (By-the-wind Sailor, By-the-wind-sailor)

A cosmopolitan free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the ocean. It is blown around by the wind. A rigid sail-like appendage projecting from the upper surface acts as a sail. Mass strandings regularly occur on the west coast of Ireland and occasionally elsewhere.

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