First Report of Stranded By-the-wind Sailor from Coastal Areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The free-floating anthoathecate hydrozoan species Velella velella  (Linnaeus 1758) is commonly known as by-the-wind sailor. The typical morphological feature of this species denotes a sail-like structure above the sea surface, provides the major physical attribute to this species related to its drif...

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Published in:Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar 2023-04, Vol.39 (1), p.55-58
Main Authors: Mondal, Tamal, Raghunathan, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coastal Sciences
Coastal zone
Coasts
Consent
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Islands
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Navigation
Oceanography
Sails
Sea surface
Stranding
Velella velella
Wind
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Summary:The free-floating anthoathecate hydrozoan species Velella velella  (Linnaeus 1758) is commonly known as by-the-wind sailor. The typical morphological feature of this species denotes a sail-like structure above the sea surface, provides the major physical attribute to this species related to its drift or navigation across the tropical and temperate warm waters. During the present study, stranding of  V. velella  with northwest to southeast directive sail is reported from the sandy coast of Great Nicobar Island for the first time.
ISSN:0212-5919
2366-1674
DOI:10.1007/s41208-022-00509-2