Description
General:
Orange-tan. Longitudinal groove prominent in many specimens. Narrow-lipped.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Monterey Canyon, Monterey Fan, Gulf of California.
Published depth range:
2891 - 3492 m
Habitat description:
Benthic, sediment burrowing, on lava with a veneer of sediment, or floating above the seafloor. Observed near cold seeps whale falls, on the abyssal plane.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Kuhnz L., MBARI; Holland, N., Scripps Insitute of Oceanography; Osborn, K., Smithsonian Natural History Museum.
Taxonomist assessment:
2011
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Holland, N.D., L.A. Kuhnz, and K.J. Osborn (2012). Morphology of a new deep-sea acorn worm (class Enteropneusta, phylum Hemichordata): a part-time demersal drifter with externalized ovaries. Journal of Morphology, 273: 661-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20013
Osborn, K.J., L.A. Kuhnz, I.G. Priede, M. Urata, A.V. Gebruk, and N.D. Holland (2011). Diversification of acorn worms (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta) revealed in the deep sea. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1916
Citation:
Allapasus aurantiacus
(Holland, Kuhnz, Osborn, 2012) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Allapasus%20aurantiacus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.