Rhabdopleura recondita
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
- Strano, F., Micaroni, V., Beli, E. et al. On the larva and the zooid of the pterobranch Rhabdopleura recondita Beli, Cameron and Piraino, 2018 (Hemichordata, Graptolithina). Mar Biodiv 49, 1657–1666 (2019). doi:10.1007/s12526-018-0933-2
- 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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