Rhabdopleurida

Rhabdopleurida

Rhabdopleurida

Order of hemichordates in the pterobranchian class

Rhabdopleurida is one of three orders in the class Pterobranchia, which are small, worm-shaped animals, are the only surviving graptolites. Members belong to the hemichordates.[2][3] Species in this order are sessile, colonial, connected with a stolon, living in clear water and secrete tubes called tubarium. They have a single gonad, the gill slits are absent and the collar has two tentaculated arms.[4] Rhabdopleura is the best studied pterobranch in developmental biology.[5] Rhabdopleura is the only extant graptolite.[6][7]

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Taxonomy

This small order is monotypic. It has only a single extant genus, containing four to six living species.

Order Rhabdopleurida Fowler, 1892

Nomen dubium:

  • Rhabdopleura grimaldi Julien, 1890
  • Rhabdopleura manubialis Jullien & Calvet, 1903

Extinct species:

  • †Rhabdopleura delmari Mortelmans 1955
  • †Rhabdopleura graysoni Chapman, Durman & Rickards, 1995
  • †Rhabdopleura hollandi Rickards, Chapman & Temple, 1984
  • †Rhabdopleura kozlowskii Kulicki, 1969
  • †Rhabdopleura obuti Durman & Sennikov, 1993
  • †Rhabdopleura sinica Chapman, Durman & Rickards, 1995
  • †Rhabdopleura vistulae Kozlowski, 1956

References

Wikispecies has information related to Rhabdopleurida.
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    Maletz, Jörg (2014). "The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina)". Bulletin of Geosciences. 89 (3): 477–540. doi:10.3140/bull.geosci.1465. ISSN 1214-1119.
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    Sato, A; Bishop JDD; Holland PWH (2008). "Developmental biology of pterobranch hemichordates: history and perspectives". Genesis. 46 (11): 587–91. doi:10.1002/dvg.20395. PMID 18798243.
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    Sato, A; Rickards, RB; Holland PWH (2008). "The origins of graptolites and other pterobranchs: a journey from 'Polyzoa'". Lethaia. 41 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00123.x.
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    Mitchell, Charles E.; Michael J. Melchin; Chris B. Cameron; Jörg Maletz (2012). "Phylogenetic analysis reveals that Rhabdopleura is an extant graptolite". Lethaia. 46: 34–56. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.2012.00319.x. ISSN 0024-1164.
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