Biology:Rhabdopleura compacta
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Short description: Species of hemichordates in the pterobranchian class
| Rhabdopleura compacta | |
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| Rhabdopleura compacta colony with creeping and erect tubes | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Order: | Rhabdopleurida
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| Species: | R. compacta
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| Rhabdopleura compacta Hincks, 1880
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Rhabdopleura compacta is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor.[1][2]
Unlike all other Rhabdopleura species, the zooids have black elongated arms with no tentacles.[3]
Distribution
Rhabdopleura compacta occurs in Atlantic waters. It has been found in the English Channel and the Gulf of Mexico.[3]
Reproduction and life cycle
The reproduction and life cycle of Rhabdopleura compacta has been studied by Stebbing (1970) and Dilly (1973).[4][5]
Gonads are shown in the image below.
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. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Graptolite+Paleobiology-p-9781118515617.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ Stebbing, ARD (1970). "Aspects of the reproduction and life cycle of Rhabdopleura compacta (Hemichordata)". Marine Biology 5 (3): 205–212. doi:10.1007/BF00346908.
- ↑ Dilly, PN (1973). "The larva of Rhabdopleura compacta (Hemichordata)". Marine Biology 18: 69–86. doi:10.1007/BF00347923.
Wikidata ☰ Q2609650 entry
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