Forskål, 1775 Salpa aspera Chamisso, 1819 Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804 Salpa gerlachei Foxton, 1961 Salpa maxima Forskål, 1775 Salpa thompsoni (Foxton, 1961) Salpa tuberculata Metcalf, 1918 Salpa younti van Soest, 1973 Genus Soestia (also accepted as Iasis) Soestia cylindrica (Cuvier, 1804) Soestia zonaria (Pallas, 1774) Genus Thalia Thalia cicar van Soest, 1973 Thalia democratica Forskål, 1775 Thalia longicauda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Thalia orientalis Tokioka, 1937 Thalia rhinoceros Van Soest, 1975 Thalia rhomboides Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Thalia sibogae Van Soest, 1973 Genus Thetys Tilesius, 1802 Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802 Genus Traustedtia Traustedtia multitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Genus Weelia Yount, 1954 Weelia cylindrica'' (Cuvier, 1804) References External links Plankton Chronicles Short documentary films & photos Pelagic tunicates (including salps) overview Scientific expedition to study salps near Antarctica - many details, with interviews, photos, videos, graphs Sludge of slimy organisms coats beaches of New England Boston Globe October 9, 2006 The salps on earthlife.net The role of salps in the study of origin of the vertebrate brain Jellyfish-like Creatures May Play Major Role In Fate Of Carbon Dioxide In The Ocean, ScienceDaily.com, July 2, 2006 "Ocean 'Gummy Bears' Fight Global Warming", LiveScience.com, July 20, 2006 How salps might help counteract global warming BBC News, September 26, 2007 Jelly blobs may hold key to climate change ABC Radio, The World Today - Monday, 17 November 2008 Salp Fact Sheet Thaliacea