Salps (Salpidae)

Also known as Pelagic Tunicate, Planktonic Tunicate, Salp, Sea Gooseberry, Sea Jelly, Thaliacea

Description

Also known as Pelagic Tunicate, Planktonic Tunicate, Salp, Sea Gooseberry, Sea Jelly, Thaliacea.

Found singly or in chains, these may be as long as 5 meters!
They feed on phytoplankton.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 0-150m
Equatorial

Sometimes reaching 5 meters in length, in the Southern Ocean they can be found in enormous swarms. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salp

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