Rhabdopleura annulata

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Rhabdopleura annulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Pterobranchia
Order:
Rhabdopleurida
Family:
Rhabdopleuridae
Genus:
Rhabdopleura
Species:
R. annulata
Binomial name
Rhabdopleura annulata
Norman, 1921

Rhabdopleura annulata is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor. [1] [2]

Distribution

It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, off the coasts of Indonesia, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Maletz, Jörg (2014). "The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina)". Bulletin of Geosciences. 89 (3): 477–540. doi: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1465 . ISSN   1214-1119.
  2. ↑ Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN   9781118515617. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. ↑ Beli E, Aglieri G, Strano F, Maggioni D, Telford MJ, Piraino S, Cameron CB (2018) The zoogeography of extant rhabdopleurid hemichordates (Pterobranchia: Graptolithina), with a new species from the Mediterranean Sea. Invertebr Syst 32(1):100–110. doi : 10.1071/IS17021


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