Thetys vagina

Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802
Virgin salpa

photo by Stukel, Michael

Family:	Salpidae ()
Max. size:	12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: from New Zealand to Japan, East Pacific Ocean from California to Bering Sea. Tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Marine, planktonic; tolerates colder waters than most salps (Refs. 1134, 126266). Associated with an attached phyllosomata of the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus, which was found to consume its host's tissue, exhibiting opportunistic feeding (Ref. 108806).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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