Predatory tunicate
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Predatory tunicate | |
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Predatory tunicate Megalodicopia hians | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Phlebobranchia |
Family: | Octacnemidae |
Genus: | Megalodicopia |
Species: | M. hians
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Binomial name | |
Megalodicopia hians Oka, 1918[1]
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The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), also known as the ghostfish,
Predatory tunicates are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs and sperm which drift into the water. If there are no other tunicates nearby, they can self-fertilize the eggs.[3]
Taxonomy
The predatory tunicate belongs to the family
Octacnemidae have been suspected to share
Distribution
Megalodicopia hians can be found sparsely to depths of about 3,800 m (12,500 ft) through the Monterey Canyon system.[4] Their abundance tended to be the greatest in the oxygen-minimum zone, which is 400–800 m (1,300–2,600 ft) down.
References
- ^ Karen Sanamyan (2010). Noa Shenkar; Arjan Gittenberger; Gretchen Lambert; Marc Rius; Rosana Moreira Da Rocha; Billie J. Swalla (eds.). "Megalodicopia Oka, 1918". World Ascidiacea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ O'Brien, Nicholas (28 September 2014). "Marine Organism of the Week, Ghostfish". Bates.
- ^ a b "Predatory tunicate Megalodicopia hians". www.montereybayaquarium.org. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ .
- PMID 14569147.
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