Salp

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Synonyms for "salp" (2 found)

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Translations

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Catalan

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  • salpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Dutch

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  • salp noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Finnish

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  • salpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

German

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  • Salpe noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Hungarian

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  • szalpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Italian

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  • salpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Korean

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  • 살파 noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Malay

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  • salpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Navajo

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  • jélii łóóʼ daʼhólzhaʼígíí noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

Portuguese

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  • salpa noun (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa)

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Salps are capable of self-propulsion, but for the most part, these translucent, gelatinous-looking animals float in mid-water going wherever the prevailing currents take them.[…]At times a number of buds are attached to one another in linked chains commonly called salp chains.

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Observations of some species suggest that salps form spawning aggregations near the surface in the early morning, and that spawning is synchronized with chain release to maximize fertilization success.

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Lampetia has a rather undifferentiated larval stage (called Gastrodes) that parasitizes salps (Mortensen 1912; Komai 1922).

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