Taxonomy Profile: Velella velella (Linnaeus 1758)

Velella velella: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
by-the-wind sailor []
by-the-wind sailor []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Velella velella: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Radiata
Phylum : Cnidaria
cnidarians |
coelenterates |
água viva |
anêmona |
caravela |
cnidario |
coral |
hidra |
cnidaires |
coelentérés |
Subphylum : Medusozoa
Class : Hydrozoa
hydralike animals |
hydroids |
hydrozoans |
água viva |
hidra |
hidrozoa |
hidrozoário |
pólipo |
hydraires |
hydrozoaires |
Subclass : Hydroidolina
Order : Anthoathecatae
athecate hydroids |
hydromedusae |
Suborder : Capitata
Family : Porpitidae
Genus : Velella
Species : Velella velella
by-the-wind sailor |
by-the-wind sailor |
Velella velella Direct Children(s):
Velella velella: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Velella velella
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cairns, Stephen D., Dale R. Calder, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Clovis B. Castro, Daphne G. Fautin,...
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Second Edition, 2002
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 28
Page(s):
xi + 115
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-39-5/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Cairns, Stephen D., Dale R. Calder, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Clovis B. Castro, Daphne G. Fautin, Philip R. Pugh, Claudia E. Mills, Walter C. Jaap, Mary N. Arai, Stephen H. D. Haddock, and Dennis M. Opresko
Reference for:
Velella velella
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kirkpatrick, P. A., and P. R. Pugh / Kermack, Doris M., and R. S. K. Barnes, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1984-01-01 / 1984-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Siphonophores and Velellids: Keys and notes for the identification of the species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Synopses of the British Fauna: New Series, no. 29
Page(s):
1-154
Publisher:
E. J. Brill
Publication Place:
London, England
ISBN/ISSN:
90-04-07470-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Velella velella
Velella velella: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Velella velella: Comments
Comment:
Cairns et al. (2002) Occurrence values: A-P