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Family: Porpitidae

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Porpita pacifica
[Raft hydroid]

Photo by Shek O@Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Porpita porpita
[Blue button]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Porpita umbela
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Velella lata
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Velella velella
[By-the-wind sailor]

Scientific Name Porpita pacifica Porpita porpita Porpita umbela Velella lata Velella velella	English Name Blue button By-the-wind sailor Raft hydroid	Distribution Central Pacific Cosmopolitan, usually in Cosmopolitan in warmer wa Southwest Atlantic	Max. Length 0.0 H 0.3 H	Year 1758 1776 1826

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