WoRMS taxon details
original description
Holland ND, Kuhnz LA, Osborn KJ (2012) Morphology of a New Deep-Sea Acorn Worm (Class Enteropneusta, Phylum Hemichordata): A Part-Time Demersal Drifter with Externalized Ovaries. Journal of Morphology 273:661–671, available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419131 [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information This is a formal description of Genus D, Species 1 in the recent Osborn et al. paper, which overall identified a number of previously undescribed species in the Torquaratoridae. Not all of them have been formally named (yet). [details]
Etymology The species name is derived from the Latin masculine adjective aurantiacus ("orange"), in reference to the light orange color of the proboscis and collar. [details]
Habitat Monterey Submarine Canyon and the base of Davidson Seamount between 60-100 km offshore of Monterey, California, at depths between 2,900-3,500 meters. [details]
Length The holotype specimen is ~26cm long. [details]
Morphology Ovaries are located outside of the body (in lateral wings, along the pharyngeal region). [details]
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