Thalia (tunicate)

Thalia is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Salpidae.[1]

Thalia
Thalia democratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Thaliacea
Order: Salpida
Family: Salpidae
Subfamily: Salpinae
Genus: Thalia
Blumenbach, 1798


The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]


  • 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

Sperm and egg interaction has been studied to discover if there are any shared features with other marine invertebrates. It was found that they are closely related to Ascidians and supports the idea that Ascidians gave rise to them. [2]

References
  1. "Thalia Blumenbach, 1798". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. Holland. (1988). Spermatogenesis in the salps Thalia democratica and Cyclosalpa affinis (Tunicata: Thaliacea): An electron microscopic study. Journal of Morphology (1931), 198(2), 189–204. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051980206
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