Rhabdopleura annulata explained
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]
Notes and References
- Maletz . Jörg. The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina) . Bulletin of Geosciences . 2014 . 89 . 3 . 477–540 . 10.3140/bull.geosci.1465 . 1214-1119. free .
- Book: Maletz, Jörg. Graptolite Paleobiology. 2017. Wiley-Blackwell. 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.