Rhabdopleura annulata
Species of hemichordates in the pterobranchian class
Rhabdopleura annulata | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617.
- ^ 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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