Torquarator

Torquarator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Family: Torquaratoridae
Genus: Torquarator
Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005
Species:
T. bullocki
Binomial name
Torquarator bullocki
Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005

Torquarator is a genus of acorn worms belonging to the family Torquaratoridae. It contains a single species, Torquarator bullocki. The holotype, an adult female, was found at depths of 1,901 meters (6,237 ft) in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, measuring 70 millimeters (2.8 in) long and 15 millimeters (0.59 in) wide at the collar.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holland, Nicholas D.; Clague, David A.; Gordon, Dennis P.; Gebruk, Andrey; Pawson, David L.; Vecchione, Michael (March 2005). "'Lophenteropneust' hypothesis refuted by collection and photos of new deep-sea hemichordates". Nature. 434 (7031): 374–376. doi:10.1038/nature03382. ISSN 1476-4687.
  2. ↑ Shenkar N, Swalla BJ, van der Land J (eds.). "Torquarator Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005". Hemichordata World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-05-02.

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