CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Cnidaria (phylum) » Hydrozoa (class) » Anthoathecata (order) » Porpitidae (family)

CAAB Code:	11 107002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies
Family:	11 107 Porpitidae (by-the-wind-sailors) - show full list
Common Name:	[a by-the-wind-sailor]
Organism Type:	a by-the-wind-sailor
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Marine unspecified
Parent Codes:	11 107902 Velella spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	11 108001

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f170a621-12cf-42ea-b36a-e2c6bf1201f1 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117832 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Record source:	Edgar, G. J., 2000, Australian marine life: the plants and animals of temperate waters (Revised Edition). Reed New Holland, Sydney
Scientific Name verified against:	Schuchert, P., 2010. The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2., Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 117(3): 337-555.

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