Description
General:
Transparent body, high dome proboscis and extra-wide lips very broad collar, no genital wings visible, moderately-sinuate intestines, longer and narrower than TorquaratoridaeB sp. 1, pigment on anterior trunk is light brown.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
South Axial, Vance Seamount, President Jackson Seamount C, Taney and Davidson seamounts.
Published depth range:
1674 - 2847 m
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate (sedimented lava).
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
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:
TorquaratoridaeB sp. 2
Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/TorquaratoridaeB%20sp.%202. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2022-08-13.