Rhabdopleura recondita
Species of hemichordate in the pterobranchian class
Rhabdopleura recondita | |
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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]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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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