Thalia cicar [Thalia cicar]
Description
Thalia cicar is a salp that divers may encounter drifting through open water rather than attached to the bottom. When conditions are right, it can look like a series of translucent, barrel-like bodies moving with the current, creating a mesmerizing sense of life traveling through the water column.
Where To See Thalia cicar
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Salps
Thaliacea
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| Order |
Salps
Salpida
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| Family |
Salps
Salpidae
|
| Genus |
Alligator-flag
Thalia
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