Salp chain



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Posted by John M. on August 05, 2002 at 10:28:04:

In Reply to: Plant? Animal? Alien? or ??? - Need ID help. posted by Ed on August 05, 2002 at 10:19:22:

Way cool. Glad you threw it back. I love seeing these guys, but it doesn't happen nearly often enough.

It's a salp chain -- colonial pelagic tunicate. Each of your "round" chambers is an individual. Your "fetus" structure is the gut.

Check out jellieszone.com >> Pacific Coast Jellies >> Pelagic Tunicates

Maybe Thetys?? It's a nice long chain!


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