Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Salpa spp.
Salpa spp.
Scientific Name: Salpa spp.
Class: Thaliacea
Family: Salpidae
Category: Pelagic Tunicates
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Note: Undetermined species of pelagic tunicates, likely of genus salpa

Cnidarians and Tunicates
Pelagic Tunicates

Salpa spp.

Pyrosoma atlanticum

Salpa maxima



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