Alligator-flag [Thalia]
Description
Thalia is a free-floating tunicate that can appear as a delicate, flag-like form drifting in the water column. Divers may see it suspended near the surface or in open water, where its translucent body and flowing shape resemble a tiny underwater banner.
Species
Thalia cicar
Thalia cicar
Salp
Thalia democratica
Thalia longicauda
Thalia longicauda
Thalia orientalis
Thalia orientalis
Thalia rhinoceros
Thalia rhinoceros
Thalia rhomboides
Thalia rhomboides
Thalia sibogae
Thalia sibogae
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Salps
Thaliacea
|
| Order |
Salps
Salpida
|
| Family |
Salps
Salpidae
|
Statistics
- Species 7