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Class: Thaliacea
Order: Salpida
Family: Salpidae

Genus: Salpa

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7 species (see list below)
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Salpa aspera
[]
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Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Salpa fusiformis
[Common salp]
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Salpa gerlachei
[]

OCEANA

Northern Atlantic, the Me
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Salpa maximaForsskål, 1775

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Salpa maxima
[]

Stukel, Michael

Southern Hemisphere.
Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
Salpa thompsoniFoxton, 1961

Photo by Stukel, Michael
 
Salpa thompsoni
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Salpa tuberculata
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Salpa younti
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