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No they are not, they are completely harmless.
Salps live at the bottom of the ocean and come up at night, sometimes they would confuse a cloudy day with night. They play a very VERY important role in stopping the greenhouse gas effect on Earth. They absorb tons of Carbon daily, and drop it at the bottom of the ocean.
What else can I help you with?
Are salps a types of phytoplankton?
No, salps are not a type of phytoplankton; they are gelatinous marine animals that belong to the class Thaliacea. While phytoplankton are microscopic plants that perform photosynthesis and form the base of the aquatic food web, salps are filter feeders that consume phytoplankton and other small particles in the water. Salps play a role in the ocean ecosystem by recycling nutrients and potentially influencing carbon cycling.
How many poisonous fish are there in the ocean and how would you know what fish are poisonous?
yes
What do salps eat?
the name of the avartar guy is jake
Why is mercury contaminated in the ocean a concern?
Because it is poisonous.
What are some poisonous plants in the Atlantic Ocean?
sea otter
What is the predator of a salp?
I found a reference to leatherjackets and butterfly perch eating salps on www.marinenz.org.nz
What do planktons look like?
Plankton are a diverse group of organisms that flow with the ocean currents. They include drifting or floating bacteria, archaea, algae, protozoa, jellyfish, copepods, salps, sea urchin larvae, starfish larvae, and fish larvae.
What has the author Findlay E Russell written?
Findlay E. Russell has written: 'The venomous and poisonous marine invertebrates of the Indian Ocean' -- subject(s): Poisonous marine invertebrates
Is it safe to swim in the ocean that has algae in it?
No. There could be a lot of poisonous sea anemones and bacteria inside the algae ocean. You can also get tangled in sea plants when you are swimming.
What are some examples of non vertebrate chorodates?
Non-vertebrate chordates are those animals that have a notochord but no true backbone. There are two groups known as the tunicates and lancelets. Tunicates include sea squirts and salps. Lancelets are a group of burrowing filter feeders that live on the ocean floor.
Importance of oceanographers?
if we have no ocenographers , the ocean will not safe and we will not know how fishes live.And we do not know if the fishes that we cought is poisonous or safe to eat.
What type of waste products may be discharged to the US waters?
Toxic wastesare poisonous materials that are being dumped into the ocean. They harm ... This type of pollution can be stopped by watching what pollution we are letting into the ocean
