Rhabdopleura compacta
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| Rhabdopleura compacta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Pterobranchia |
| Subclass: | Graptolithina |
| Order: | Rhabdopleurida |
| Family: | Rhabdopleuridae |
| Genus: | Rhabdopleura |
| Species: | R. compacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdopleura compacta Hincks, 1880 | |
Rhabdopleura compacta is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor.[1][2]
Unlike all other Rhabdopleura species, the zooids have black elongated arms with no tentacles.[3]
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