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By-the-wind Sailor

Velella velella

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Field Notes

Description:

Jelly like

Habitat:

Beach at Los Osos California

Species ID Suggestions

By-the-wind Sailor

Velella velella

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Wandering Naturalist
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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
While members of the phylum Cnidaria are typically referred to as jelly"fish" they are not fish but rather an aquatic invertebrate. So I moved your "jellyfish" spotting to the category "other". :-)
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PublishedAugust 10, 2014

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