#salps — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #salps, aggregated by home.social.
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The development of #salps differs from that of #ascidians in the presence of maternal cells called calymmocytes. This study of #embryogenesis in 2 salp species identifies distinct cleavage patterns & blastomere positioning, informing the study of their #evolution @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4bscc6j
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27-Jun-2025
Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in #SouthernOcean #carbonStorageA groundbreaking study has revealed that small but mighty #zooplankton—including #copepods, #krill, and #salps—are key players in the Southern #Ocean’s ability to absorb and store #carbon.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089054 #science #ecology #climateCatastrophe
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#Microplastic found in #Antarctic #krill and #salps
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-microplastic-antarctic-krill-salps.html"A new study led by researchers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) discovered #microplastics in krill (#Euphausia superba), a small shrimp-like crustacean, and salps (#Salpa thompsoni), a gelatinous #marine #invertebrate"
The results are published in the journal Royal Society Open Science
#environment #pollution #plastic #marinedebris #conservation #sustainability #food