Balanoglossus gigas
| Balanoglossus gigas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Enteropneusta |
| Order: | Enteropneusta |
| Family: | Ptychoderidae |
| Genus: | Balanoglossus |
| Species: | B. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Balanoglossus gigas (Müller in Spengel, 1893) | |
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Balanoglossus gigas is a species of large free-living enteropneust (acorn worm) found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest acorn worm currently known, and has a strong iodoform-like odour. It is bioluminescent.
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