Salpidae
Also known as: Salpa, Salpas, Salpe, Salpgiller, Salpida, Salps, bandsalper, salp
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Thaliacea |
| Order | Salpida |
| Family | Salpidae |
| Published in | Lahille, M. F. (1888). Étude systématique des tuniciers. Compt. Rendus Assoc. France Adv. Sci., 16 (2): 667–677. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=43359 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 13 |
| Species records held | 65 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 88 |
| GBIF key | 7343 |
Genera in Salpidae
- Salpa — 27 species: Salpa amphoraeformis, Salpa antarctica, Salpa antheliphora, Salpa aspera, Salpa bicornis, Salpa biennis, Salpa bipartita, Salpa cordiformis
- Cyclosalpa — 11 species: Cyclosalpa affinis, Cyclosalpa bakeri, Cyclosalpa danae, Cyclosalpa floridana, Cyclosalpa foxtoni, Cyclosalpa ihlei, Cyclosalpa pinnata, Cyclosalpa polae
- Thalia — 7 species: Thalia cicar, Thalia democratica, Thalia longicauda, Thalia orientalis, Thalia rhinoceros, Thalia rhomboides, Thalia sibogae
- Brooksia — 3 species: Brooksia berneri, Brooksia lacromae, Brooksia rostrata
- Helicosalpa — 3 species: Helicosalpa komaii, Helicosalpa virgula, Helicosalpa younti
- Ihlea — 3 species: Ihlea magalhanica, Ihlea punctata, Ihlea racovitzai
- Pegea — 3 species: Pegea bicaudata, Pegea confoederata, Pegea socia
- Ritteriella — 3 species: Ritteriella amboinensis, Ritteriella picteti, Ritteriella retracta
- Iasis — 1 species: Iasis cylindrica
- Metcalfina — 1 species: Metcalfina hexagona
- Soestia — 1 species: Soestia zonaria
- Thetys — 1 species: Thetys vagina
- Traustedtia — 1 species: Traustedtia multitentaculata
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.