
Chained Salps are pelagic tunicates. They’re colonies of individuals, each with a nerve bundle visible through its transparent wall. This is only the second one I’ve seen here.

Chained Salps are pelagic tunicates. They’re colonies of individuals, each with a nerve bundle visible through its transparent wall. This is only the second one I’ve seen here.
How fascinating and well spotted!
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They are odd creatures!
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That is so amazing Graham. What a wow of a find
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It’s just this weird little floating thing, but I was excited to see it!
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Wow that’s pretty unusual. They certainly stand out in the water.
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It’s unusual around here, but they do drift in to shore occasionally.
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