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Bathochordaeus mcnutti, the blue-tailed giant larvacean, is a species of larvacean in the genus Bathochordaeus within the family Oikopleuridae. [1] It's found in the North Pacific Ocean, it is comparatively large and reaching up to 10 centimeters in length including the tail. [ 2 ]
Following tail shift, the larvacean begins secretion of the first house. The life cycle is short. The tadpole-shaped larva usually performs the tail shift less than one day after fecundation, becoming fully functional juveniles. Adults usually reproduce after 5 to 7 days depending on the species. [11] Fertilisation is external.
Bathochordaeus, the giant larvaceans, is a genus of larvacean tunicates in the family Oikopleuridae. They are free-swimming filter-feeding marine animals that build mucus bubbles. They eat tiny particles of dead or drifting organic material that float through the water column, which contribute to the oceanic carbon cycle and the accelerated ...
Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3492 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1910 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1860.
Mindanao racket-tail: P. waterstradti Rothschild, 1904: i NT: Mindanao, an island of the Philippines Blue-headed racket-tail: P. platenae Blasius, 1888: g VU: Palawan, an island chain of the Philippines Green racket-tail: P. luconensis Steere, 1890: e EN: Luzon and Marinduque: Blue-crowned racket-tail: P. discurus (Vieillot, 1822) LC
The blue-tailed monitor can reach a total length (including the tail) up to 135 cm (53.15 in). The maximum size record of this species belongs to a male specimen collected from Cape York in 1948, with a total length of 173.5 cm despite missing its tail tip. [7] The body is greyish-blue in colour and covered with round ocelli.