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Genus of larvacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mesochordaeus is a genus of oikopleurid larvacean, related to Bathochordaeus.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Appendicularia |
Order: | Copelata |
Family: | Oikopleuridae |
Subfamily: | Bathochordaeinae |
Genus: | Mesochordaeus Fenaux & Youngbluth, 1990 |
Species | |
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Mesochordaeus is a comparatively large larvacean, with a tail length reaching up to 50 mm (2.0 in). The genus is characterized by its large spiracles.
Two species are known. Mesochordaeus bahamasi has been reported in the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas, while Mesochordaeus erythrocephalus has been found in Monterey Bay, California, sharing this habitat with its relative Bathochordaeus.
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