Salp (Noun)
Meaning
Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Salps are often found in large colonies, giving the appearance of a singular large organism.
- Their transparent bodies play a crucial role in the salps' ability to capture small prey particles.
- During the larval stage of their development, salps go through a dramatic shift from bilateral to radial symmetry.
- These unusual creatures are thought to be one of the fastest-growing multicellular animals on Earth, with some salps growing up to 10 times larger in just a few hours.
- Ocean currents often transport large groups of salps to new areas where they can rapidly establish new colonies.