Thetys vagina
Species of marine filter-feeder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thetys vagina, or the twin-sailed salp, is the largest known solitary species of salp and the only valid species of the genus Thetys. First described by W.G Tilesius in 1802, the species is transparent and gelatinous, making it difficult to be seen in water, which is helpful in avoiding predators.[1][2][3] The fossil range is very recent.[4] Other animals often mistaken for T. vagina are Salpa fusiformis, Aurelia aurita, and Pegea confoederata. There is no known status of conservation in this species. T. vagina DNA was sequenced as part of a larger project in 2014 where spiny lobster larvae were found attached to T. vagina and consuming it.[5]
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Thetys vagina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Thaliacea |
Order: | Salpida |
Family: | Salpidae |
Subfamily: | Salpinae |
Genus: | Thetys Tilesius, 1802 |
Species: | T. vagina |
Binomial name | |
Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802 | |
Synonyms | |
Thetys costata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
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