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Salp Thaliacea
Salps belong to the same group as sea squirts: the tunicates or urochordates. Although they may not look it, salps are among the most advanced invertebrates in the sea and are closely related to vertebrates (animals with backbones).
Photo: Peter Parks © 2001 by Image Quest 3-D
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