Name

Velella

Framing

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Hydrozoa

Order: Anthoathecata

Genus: Velella

Habitat

Aquatic, marine, floating pelagic

Feeding

Colonial. Feeding: plankton and small fish

Distribution

Eastern and Western Mediterranean. Atlantic and North Pacific.

Conservation status

Not evaluated

Additional information

They have functionally and morphologically differentiated pneumatophore and polyps.