A salp (pl.: salps, also known colloquially as “sea grape”) or salpa (pl.: salpae or salpas [2]) is a barrel-shaped, planktonic tunicate in the family Salpidae. It moves by contracting, thereby pumping water through its gelatinous body; it is one of the most efficient examples of jet propulsion in the animal kingdom. [ 3 ]

Salps are semi-transparent barrel-shaped marine animals that move through the water by contracting bands of muscles which ring the body (the body is referred to as a test). When found washed up on shores they are often mistaken as jelltfish. The contracting muscles draw water in the front of the test and out the rear.

2024年9月25日 · Salps or salpa (also known colloquially as ‘sea grape’) are small, barrel-shaped marine invertebrates that belong to the family Salpidae within the order Salpida. Although they resemble jellyfish, salps are actually tunicates and thus are taxonomically closer to vertebrates.

There are about fifty species of salps in different parts of the ocean. Some look like little tubes, some like long snakes, and some almost like chandeliers hanging in the water, but all of them work in the same way, swimming through the water and eating algae cells and other small particles as they go.

Salps are fascinating, barrel-shaped, gelatinous creatures that are found in warm seas and are often overlooked in the world of marine biology. Despite their jellyfish-like appearance, salps are actually members of the Tunicata, a group of animals also known as sea squirts.

2024年8月24日 · In just 48 hours, salps can reach maturity, making them the fastest-growing multicellular animals on Earth, with a significant impact on ocean health.

2008年3月5日 · A salp is an unusual looking creature that is a free floating tunicate and is barrel shaped. The creature is able to move by pumping water through its body, which is jelly like. When the salp pumps the water through its body it strains it …

Salps are barrel-shaped, gelatinous marine organisms belonging to the class Thaliacea within the subphylum Tunicata. These fascinating filter feeders drift through the ocean, playing a vital role in Marine Ecosystems by consuming phytoplankton and transporting carbon to deeper waters.

2016年9月1日 · We show that salps play a major role in carbon sequestration and are key components of marine food webs as a food source for at least 202 species including fish, turtles, and crustaceans.

2017年8月4日 · What mysterious, gelatinous, clear blob that you might find washed up on a beach looks like a jellyfish but isn’t? Meet the sea salp. It typically lives in deep waters, where its barrel-shaped...