Rhabdopleura recondita

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Rhabdopleura recondita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Pterobranchia
Order:
Rhabdopleurida
Family:
Rhabdopleuridae
Genus:
Rhabdopleura
Species:
R. recondita
Binomial name
Rhabdopleura recondita
Beli, Cameron and Piraino, 2018

Rhabdopleura recondita is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor. It is found in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. [1]

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Distribution

Specimens of R. recondita were collected off the coast of Lecce Province in southeastern Italy. [2]

Bryozoan hosts

Beli et al. (2018) found R. recondita living on bryozoan hosts, namely Myriapora truncata , Schizoretepora serratimargo , Celleporina caminata , and Reptadeonella violacea . [2]

References

  1. ↑ Strano, F.; Micaroni, V.; Beli, E.; Mercurio, S.; Scarì, G.; Pennati, R.; Piraino, S. (7 January 2019). "On the larva and the zooid of the pterobranch Rhabdopleura recondita Beli, Cameron and Piraino, 2018 (Hemichordata, Graptolithina)" (PDF). Marine Biodiversity. 49 (4): 1657–1666. Bibcode:2019MarBd..49.1657S. doi:10.1007/s12526-018-0933-2. hdl:2434/609584. ISSN   1867-1616. S2CID   57574388.
  2. 1 2 Beli, Elena; Aglieri, Giorgio; Strano, Francesca; Maggioni, Davide; Telford, Max J.; Piraino, Stefano; Cameron, Christopher B. (2018). "The zoogeography of extant rhabdopleurid hemichordates (Pterobranchia: Graptolithina), with a new species from the Mediterranean Sea" (PDF). Invertebrate Systematics. 32 (1): 100. doi:10.1071/is17021. ISSN   1445-5226. S2CID   90961307.


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