Torquarator bullocki

Description

General: Reddish-brown anterior, translucent tan body, narrow-lipped, short squat body when compared to TorquaratoridaeA sp. 1. Most have been observed on mud; one was atop lava.

Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): President Jackson Seamount.

Published depth range: 1643 - 1901 m

Habitat description: Benthic.

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Holland, N.D., D.A. Clague, D.P. Gordon, A. Gebruk, D.L. Pawson, and M. Vecchione (2005). 'Lophenteropneust' hypothesis refuted by collection and photos of new deep-sea hemichordates. Nature, 434: 374-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature03382