Massive strandings of Velella velella (Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata: Porpitidae) in the Ligurian Sea (North-western Mediterranean Sea)

Massive strandings of Velella velella (Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata: Porpitidae) in the Ligurian Sea (North-western Mediterranean Sea)

Velella velella, the so-called by-the-wind sailor, is a common member of the open-ocean pleustonic fauna, worldwide distributed in tropical and temperate regions. Thanks to their sail protruding above the sea surface, floating polymorphic colonies of this hydrozoan are carried by winds, and tend to...

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Main Authors:	F. Betti, M. Bo, F. Enrichetti, M. Manuele, R. Cattaneo-Vietti, G. Bavestrello
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:	The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:	Pleuston blooms pelagic snails zooplankton swarms
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2019.1671506

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