Description
Reproduction:
Hermaphroditic.
Size:
To 28.5 mm total length.
General:
Head blunt and orange in color. Trunk has uniform width, tapering at junction with tail, and is bright orange in color. Body exhibits a slight ventral bend at junction of trunk and tail. One pair of lateral fins, starting at trunk-tail junction. Both trunk and tail have traverse musculature. Tail transparent.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
3,245 m
Ocean range (global):
Gulf of California.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Erik Thuesen, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA.
Key visual features:
Bright orange head/trunk, transparent tail. Swims like a fish.
Color:
Orange head and trunk with translucent tail.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Thuesen, E.V. and S.H.D. Haddock (2013). Archeterokrohnia docrickettsae (Chaetognatha: Phragmophora: Heterokrohniidae), a new species of deep-sea arrow worm from the Gulf of California. Zootaxa, 3717: 320-328. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3717.3.2
Citation:
Archeterokrohnia docrickettsae
(Thuesen and Haddock, 2013) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Archeterokrohnia%20docrickettsae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-20.