The Janthina species are known for their vibrant color and unique floating ability. They are typically found in tropical seas ...

Vibrant purple Janthina sea snails appear on Southern California coast after eight years, indicating warmer offshore waters ...

A rare species of sea snail, Janthina janthina, was found at a SoCal beach. These creatures are known for their vibrant ...

Rare Janthina sea snails, known for their violet shells, have washed ashore on a San Diego beach. Typically found in tropical ...

A tiny, exquisite group of sea creatures rarely seen by humans has made a brief return to San Diego. One of the few people deeply familiar with the species found them while walking her dog at La Jolla ...

The Janthina sea snail is an interesting little animal that makes "bubble rafts" and floats around on the ocean's surface.

The organisms died in the lab. Stajner left May 1 on an eight-day expedition to sample velella at multiple points along the Santa Lucia Bank and Escarpment in the Channel Islands, with the goal of ...

Velellas are not jellyfish, Stajner said, but are more closely related to the Portuguese man o’ war. However, unlike the latter creature, velellas “are pretty benign to humans.” ...