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By-the-wind Sailor

Velella velella

Photo by Lafcadio
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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella) - Information on By-the-wind Sailor, Velella, ADW: Velella velella: INFORMATION

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Ava T-B
Sweet series. And they have a "the name's the same" scientific name -- Velella velella. Here are some PN blogs on scientific naming. http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/28702494728/whats-in-a-name http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/31338827536/lets-talk-scientific-classification http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/33711375932/anser-anser-whats-the-question

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PublishedOctober 12, 2014

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