Bathochordaeus charon - Wikipedia
Bathochordaeus charon is a species of giant larvacean, a solitary, free-swimming tunicate that filter feeds in surface waters. The species was named after 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.
First description of this very large larvacean was provided in 1900 by Carl Chun from two specim…Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Estimated Reading Time: 1 min
- See more on mbr.biomedcentral.comKey diagnostic features of Bathochordaeus charon are (letters in parentheses refer to structures in Figs. 2, 3 and 4): 1. Two funnel-shaped spiracles with the inner, pharyngeal opening many times smaller than the outer, ventral opening (Fig. 3). 2. A large expansion of the esophagus (Figs. 1, 2 and 3). The function i…
- Author: R. E. Sherlock, K. R. Walz, B. H. Robison
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- Publish Year: 2016
- Published: Aug 30, 2016
Mysterious Ocean Blob Found for First Time in a Century
WEBDec 6, 2016 · Scientists have now confirmed that the creature is a second sighting of the species Bathochordaeus charon, named for the mythical Greek ferryman who was …
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WEBDecember 7, 2016. Bathochordaeus charon MBARI. In the late 1890s, Carl Chun, a biologist at Leipzig University, found something unusual: a candy bar-sized larvacean surrounded by a translucent...
Mysterious Deep-Sea Animal Rediscovered after 116 …
WEBDec 6, 2016 · This article is based on a press-release from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Bathochordaeus charon -- an extremely rare species of giant larvacean -- has been rediscovered, more than a …
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WEBDec 1, 2016 · Results: The first records of Bathochordaeus charon from the northeast Pacific Ocean off central California and Oregon, USA are reported. Morphology and molecular data clearly distinguish B ...
WEBJun 3, 2020 · The first definitive record of the giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus charon, since its original description in 1900 and a range extension to the northeast Pacific Ocean. Mar. Biodivers.
Morphology, ecology, and molecular biology of a new species of …
WEBDec 15, 2016 · The first definitive record of the giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus charon, since its original description in 1900 and a range extension to the northeast Pacific …
WEBMay 3, 2017 · To date, giant larvaceans have proven to be intractable for study in the laboratory. Three species of Bathochordaeus can be found in Monterey Bay: …
The first definitive record of the giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus ...
WEBAug 30, 2016 · This paper establishes the first review of Bathochordaeus charon since its original description, extends the range of this species to the northeast Pacific Ocean, …
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