Rhabdopleura normani

Rhabdopleura normani
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R. normani
Binomial name
Rhabdopleura normani
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Rhabdopleura mirabilis Sars, 1872[2]

Rhabdopleura normani is a small, marine species of worm-shaped animal known as a pterobranch. It is a sessile suspension feeder,[3] lives in clear water, and secretes tubes on the ocean floor.

  1. ^ "Rhabdopleura normani". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhabdopleura normani Allman, 1869". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ^ Halanych, K.M. (1993). "Suspension feeding by the lophophore-like apparatus of the pterobranch hemichordate Rhabdopleura normani". Biological Bulletin. 185 (3): 417–427. doi:10.2307/1542482. JSTOR 1542482. PMID 29300629.

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