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Salp Chain

A chain of sea salps drifts by underneath a kelp canopy near Monterey, California. It may seem hard to believe, but these alien looking organisms are related to humans, both being classed in the phylum Chordata.

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Copyright: Joe Platko
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Contained in galleries: California

A chain of sea salps drifts by underneath a kelp canopy near Monterey, California. It may seem hard to believe, but these alien looking organisms are related to humans, both being classed in the phylum Chordata.