Cephalodiscus atlanticus

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Cephalodiscus atlanticus
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C. atlanticus
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Cephalodiscus atlanticus
Bayer, 1962 [1]

Cephalodiscus atlanticus is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida. [2]

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References

  1. Bayer F (1962) A new species of Cephalodiscus (Hemichordata: Pterobranchia), the first record from the tropical Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 12: 306-312.
  2. Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2020). "Cephalodiscus atlanticus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved September 17, 2020.