Bathochordaeus charon
| Bathochordaeus charon | |
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| Bathochordaeus charon, scale bar ~ 2 cm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Appendicularia |
| Order: | Copelata |
| Family: | Oikopleuridae |
| Genus: | Bathochordaeus |
| Species: | B. charon
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathochordaeus charon | |
Bathochordaeus charon is a
Charon, the mythical Greek ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the rivers dividing the world of the living from the world of the dead.[2][3]
First description of this very large larvacean was provided in 1900 by Carl Chun from two specimens collected during the Valdivia expedition in 1898–1899. The first definitive record of Bathochordaeus charon since its original description was obtained in 2016 by R. E. Sherlock, K. R. Walz and B. H. Robison, using a ROV in the Monterey Bay, California, USA.
A small number of Nansei islands but they differ significantly from B. charon.[2]
References
- ^ Hopcroft, Russ (2008). "Bathochordaeus charon (Chun, 1900)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
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- ^ Mysterious Ocean Blob Found for First Time in a Century[dead link] National Geographic, 6 December 2016.
- Chun C. Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres. Jena: Gustav Fischer; 1900. p. 519–21.