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Balanoglossus carnosus (Müller in Spengel, 1893)

Acorn worm
Patricia Lobo dos Reis (2014)


 

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Summary


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Life History & Behaviour


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Reproduction and life cycle


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Respiratory system


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Physical Description

The genus Balanoglossus is consisted of unsegmented worm-like animals,with a long and thin soft cylindrical body (Couwelaar, undated), which lengthcan vary from around 20.3 cm to 30.48 cm (Bateson, 1883). These animals do nothave external appendages, andexoskeleton (BotRejectsInc., 2007). They have bilateral symmetry and are triblastics (Mandal, 2012).

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