DSG - Bathochordaeus mcnutti

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Bathochordaeus mcnutti Author: Sherlock et al., 2017 Close up of animal and inner filter MBARI 2002: V2285-03 Click here for a larger image. Inner and outer filter Click here for a larger image. Free-swimming, gravid MBARI 2007: T1151-21 Click here for a larger image. Close up of eggs and sperm MBARI 2007: T1151-01 Coolpix Click here for a larger image. Wide shot MBARI 2002: V2213-01 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Chordata (phylum) Tunicata (subphylum) Appendicularia (class) Copelata (order) Oikopleuridae (family) Bathochordaeinae (subfamily) Bathochordaeus (genus) Bathochordaeus mcnutti (species) Description General: Distiguishing feature is the blue outline visible around the periphery of the tail. Size: 3 - 10 cm TL. Geographic Information Published depth range: Max depth of non-gravid individual is 189 m. Majority of individuals found between 90-120 m. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Sherlock, R.E., K. Walz, K. Schlining, and B.H. Robison (2017). Morphology, ecology, and molecular biology of a new species of giant larvacean in the Eastern North Pacific: Bathochordaeus mcnutti sp. nov. Marine Biology, 164:20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-3046-0 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Bathochordaeus mcnutti (Sherlock et al., 2017) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Bathochordaeus%20mcnutti. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-23.
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