Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, Cyclosalpa affinis, #26841

Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. San Diego, California, USA, Cyclosalpa affinis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 26841
Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. San Diego, California, USA

Species: Salp, Cyclosalpa affinis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26841
Format: Digital 3:2
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