How deep does the Deepsea Solitary Salp live?

The Deepsea Solitary Salp (Soestia zonaria) is typically found at 0–198 m.

Deepsea Solitary Salp

Soestia zonaria

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–198 m

This solitary salp drifts through temperate open water as a transparent, barrel shaped animal that pumps seawater through its body to both swim and feed. It ranges from the surface to about 200 metres and rises and sinks with the daily vertical migration of the plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Thaliacea › Salpida › Salpidae › Soestia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 137275.

FAQ

How deep does the Deepsea Solitary Salp live?: The Deepsea Solitary Salp (Soestia zonaria) is typically found at 0–198 m.