Velella velella? on beach at Perdido Key
Description and Comments
There were hundreds of these washed ashore on Perdido Key, along with many Portuguese Man o'War
Type of organism
Velella
Velella
Quantity
100
Latitude
30.29
Longitude
-87.49
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Comments
I think these are Velella,
I think these are Velella, but they were all colorless that day. The next day I saw many that looked like the description for V. velella.
These are Velella -- the
These are Velella -- the colorless ones are probably the dried "husks" left by dead ones, after the tissue is gone.