Predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians)
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Predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians)
Two Predatory tunicates (Megalodicopia hians) awaiting drifting prey. This photo was taken at a depth of -457.7 meters in Sur Canyon as a part of a deep-sea coral expedition conducted by NMFS aboard the R/V Shimida in December, 2010.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Tunicata (tunicates)
- Ascidiacea (Ascidian)
- Phlebobranchia
- Octacnemidae
- Megalodicopia
- Megalodicopia hians
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- Campbell, Dana
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- Kevin L. Stierhoff / NOAA SWFSC
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