salp

Definitions

Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.

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Examples

“Salps are capable of self-propulsion, but for the most part, these translucent, gelatinous-looking animals float⟳ in mid-water going wherever the prevailing currents take⟳ them.[…]At times a number⟳ of buds are attached to one another in linked chains commonly called salp chains.”

“Observations of some species suggest⟳ that salps form⟳ spawning aggregations near the surface in the early morning, and that spawning is synchronized with chain release⟳ to maximize fertilization success.”

“Lampetia has a rather undifferentiated larval stage⟳ (called Gastrodes) that parasitizes salps (Mortensen 1912; Komai 1922).”

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