eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Balanoglossus capensis |
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| Common name: |
Cape acorn worm |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Hemichordata |
Not Defined |
Enteropneusta |
Not Defined |
Not Defined |
Not Defined |
Hydrophiloidea |
Not Defined |
Balanoglossus |
Balanoglossus capensis |
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Short Description:
Soft yellowish with an acorn-like proboscis,a collor and a long fragille trunk.Front folded upwards over gill slits;psoterior with khaki-green hepatic lobes
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Identification
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| Size: |
100mm |
| Behaviour: |
Forms u-tybes on sheltered sandbanks |
| Diet: |
Detritus |
| Distribution: |
Cape Town to Port Elizabeth |
| Depth: |
1-10m |
| Habitat: |
Sheltered sandbanks and shallow reefs |
| References: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
