Cephalodiscus densus Andersson 1907 articles

Cephalodiscus densus

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Cephalodiscus densus is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida.^[2] The species is endemic to the Antarctic, being found in the Ross Sea and much of the Antarctic coastline, as well as near the Kerguelen Islands.^[3]

Specimens are approximately 1 mm in diameter and 6 mm long, of which about 4 mm are the stalk, and the preserved flesh appears orange in color.^[3]

^ Andersson K (1907) Die Pterobranchier der Schwedischen Sudpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Sudpolar-Expedition. Stockholm. pp. 1-122.
^ Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2020). "Cephalodiscus densus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ridewood, W. G. (October 1921). "On specimens of Cephalodiscus densus dredged by the 'Challenger' in 1874 at Kerguelen Island" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (46): 433–440. doi:10.1080/00222932108632603. ISSN 0374-5481 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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Cephalodiscus densus is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida. The species is endemic to the Antarctic, being found in the Ross Sea and much of the Antarctic coastline, as well as near the Kerguelen Islands.

Specimens are approximately 1 mm in diameter and 6 mm long, of which about 4 mm are the stalk, and the preserved flesh appears orange in color.