Image: Salp Thaliacea

Salp Thaliacea

Photographer:

Peter Parks

Rights:

© Image Quest 3-D

Additional information

Salps belong to the same group as sea squirts: the tunicates or urochordates. Although they may not look it, salps are among the most advanced invertebrates in the sea and are closely related to vertebrates (animals with backbones).

Last Updated: 25 August 2009