Salpa (genus)

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Salpa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Thaliacea
Order: Salpida
Family: Salpidae
Subfamily: Salpinae
Genus: Salpa
Forskål, 1775

Salpa is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae. [1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Salpa Forskål, 1775". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.