Atubaria
Genus of hemichordates in the pterobranchian class
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Atubaria heterolopha is a species of hemichordates in the monotypic genus Atubaria and in the monotypic family Atubaridae. This taxon belongs to the pterobranchian order Cephalodiscida. It was described by Tadao Sato in 1936[1] from specimens found feeding on a colony of the hydrozoan Dycoryne conferta in Sagami Bay, Japan.[2]
| Atubaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Pterobranchia |
| Order: | Cephalodiscida |
| Family: | Atubaridae Benito, 1982 |
| Genus: | Atubaria Sato, 1936 |
| Species: | A. heterolopha |
| Binomial name | |
| Atubaria heterolopha Sato, 1936 | |
Description
The characteristics of this pterobranch species include a 1–5 mm long zooid, a collar with four pairs of tentaculated arms, a single pair of pharyngeal slits, and a solitary and sedentary behaviour.[3] It closely resembles Cephalodiscus members.[4]