Salp

Quick meaning: Salp is a noun meaning Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• salps

Synonyms for salp

Depending on context, synonyms include salpa.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include salpa, salpid, salpian, scallop, salmonoid, salmonine.

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