María de los Ángeles Orfila is a science journalist from Montevideo, Uruguay, known for her long-form writing featured in El País and El Observador. She also participated in the Sharon Dunwoody Mentoring Program 2023 offered by The Open Notebook and has bylines in Science, Scientific American, and Discover Magazine, among other outlets.
What it eats: Phytoplankton and anything else small enough to get caught in their feeding net
There are more than 70 species of salps worldwide, with Salpa fusiformis being the most common. Salps can be found from the ocean surface down to around 2,600 feet deep. They are barrel shaped, ranging from 0.08 inches at birth to about 4 inches in adulthood. They can join together in long chains that drift in the sea, following the tides.Salps can also propel themselves via jet propulsion. They pump seawater through their bodies with bands of muscles that surround their bodies.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Unlike jellyfish, salps do not have stinging cells. Their main food is phytoplankton, but they filter everything they can catch in their feeding web, which are internal nets of sticky mucus.
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