salpa

The typical genus of Salpidæ.

[lowercase; pl. salpæ (-pē).] A species of this genus; a salp.

A kind of stockfish.

A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix.

salp

minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end