First record of a by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella Linnaeus, 1758) in the Galápagos Archipelago-Ecuador

Martín Carrera; José E. Trujillo; Margarita Brandt

doi:10.3897/BDJ.7.e35303

First record of a by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella Linnaeus, 1758) in the Galápagos Archipelago-Ecuador

Martín Carrera^*
, José E. Trujillo
, Margarita Brandt

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We present the first official record of the by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) for Ecuador. Twelve individuals were found along different beaches of San Cristóbal and Santa Cruz Islands in Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. These sightings may be influenced by El Niño Southern Oscillation events.

Original language	English
Article number	e35303
Journal	Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e35303
State	Published - 2019

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Galapagos Archipelago
Velella velella

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First record of a by-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella Linnaeus, 1758) in the Galápagos Archipelago-Ecuador

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