TorquaratoridaeA sp. 1

Description

General: Transparent or reddish-brown anterior with transparent body, gonads visible, narrow-lipped.

Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Vance Seamount B, North Cleft, Gorda Ridge.

Published depth range: 2252 - 3124 m

Habitat description: Benthic, hard substrate.

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 Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

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