Blastozooid chain inside a salp. Salps are tubular shaped gelatinous marine animals (barrel-shaped tunicates). Multiple individuals join together to f


Blastozooid chain inside a salp. Salps are tubular shaped gelatinous marine animals (barrel-shaped tunicates). Multiple individuals join together to form long colonies that feed on phytoplankton. The aggregate individuals are known as blastozooids. Photographed in the Mediterranean Sea.


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