Megalodicopia

	Megalodicopia ''Megalodicopia'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Octacnemidae. The species of this genus are found in Pacific Ocean. Species: ''Megalodicopia hians The predatory tunicate (''Megalodicopia hians''), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter fee ...'' '' Megalodicopia rineharti'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18581352 Tunicates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Megalodicopia Hians The predatory tunicate (''Megalodicopia hians''), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter feeder, it has adapted to life as an ambush predator. Its mouth-like siphon is quick to close whenever a small animal such as a crustacean or a fish drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches a meal, it keeps its trap shut until the animal inside is digested. They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of . They mostly feed on zooplankton and tiny animals, and their bodies are roughly across. Predatory tunicates are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs and sperm which drift into the water. If there are no other tunicates nearby, they can self-fertilize the eggs. Taxonomy The predatory tunicate belongs to the family Octacnemidae, which is a group of deep-sea ascidians. Thanks to the hypertrophied oral siphon, two larger lip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Megalodicopia Rineharti ''Megalodicopia'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Octacnemidae. The species of this genus are found in Pacific Ocean. Species: ''Megalodicopia hians The predatory tunicate (''Megalodicopia hians''), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter fee ...'' '' Megalodicopia rineharti'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18581352 Tunicates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tunicates A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time called Urochordata, and the term urochordates is still sometimes used for these animals. They are the only chordates that have lost their myomeric segmentation, with the possible exception of the 'seriation of the gill slits'. Some tunicates live as solitary individuals, but others replicate by budding and become colonies, each unit being known as a zooid. They are marine filter feeders with a water-filled, sac-like body structure and two tubular openings, known as siphons, through which they draw in and expel water. During their respiration and feeding, they take in water through the incurrent (or inhalant) siphon and expel the filtered water through the excurrent (or exhalant) siphon. Most adult tunicates are sessile, immobile and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Octacnemidae Octacnemidae is a family of tunicates belonging to the order Phlebobranchia. Genera: * '' Benthascidia'' Ritter, 1907 * '' Cibacapsa'' Monniot & Monniot, 1983 * '' Cryptia'' Monniot & Monniot, 1985 * '' Dicopia'' Sluiter, 1905 * '' Kaikoja'' Monniot, 1998 * ''Megalodicopia'' Oka, 1918 * '' Myopegma'' Monniot & Monniot, 2003 * '' Octacnemus'' Moseley, 1877 * '' Polyoctacnemus'' Ihle, 1935 * ''Situla Situla (plural ''situlae''), from the Latin word for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, usually with a handle at the top. All types ma ...'' Vinogradova, 1969 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4917581 Tunicates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]