Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, Cyclosalpa affinis, San Diego, California

Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents.

Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26819
Format: Digital 2:3

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Categories:

Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Marine Invertebrate Behavior > Reproduction / Mating
Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Plankton > Jellyfish
Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Plankton > Salp
Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Tunicates > Salp
Gallery > New Work July 2011
Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico)
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, Cyclosalpa affinis, #26819