Rhabdopleura compacta
| Rhabdopleura compacta | |
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| Rhabdopleura compacta colony with creeping and erect tubes | |
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| Species: | R. compacta |
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| Rhabdopleura compacta Hincks, 1880 | |
Rhabdopleura compacta is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor.
Unlike all other Rhabdopleura species, the zooids have black elongated arms with no tentacles.