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THE occurrence of the skeleton of the floating siphonophore Velella spirans on our south-western shores is of common occurrence. But it is only occasionally that the living animal is driven ashore in large numbers. Although this is probably largely a wind effect it is of interest to put these invasions on record for future reference, for its presence may be an indication either of wind drift of surface water or of increased inflow of Atlantic water; in either of these circumstances it is desirable to know what other plankton animals showed unusual abundance.
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RUSSELL, F., KEMP, S. Pelagic Animals off the South-West Coasts of the British Isles. Nature 130, 664 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130664a0
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