I presume you are not meaning that it produces more or less spherical larvae; there are various possibilities if that is what you mean.
Zoochat Wildlife Quiz
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Sorry, Tetzoo Quizzer
The animal can change its shape to become spherical.
The animal can change its shape to become spherical.
Vampire Squid?
Sorry, Tetzoo Quizzer
Sea Cucumbers?
Sorry, Tetzoo Quizzer
Sorry, Tetzoo Quizzer
The Cassowary
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Is it the gulper eel?
Trichoplax adhaerens!
Sorry, The Cassowary
Congratulations, Tetzoo Quizzer. It's your turn now.
Trichoplax adhaerens belongs to a little-known phylum, the Placozoa.
Congratulations, Tetzoo Quizzer. It's your turn now.
Trichoplax adhaerens belongs to a little-known phylum, the Placozoa.
I knew about Placozoa, but not about the spherical propagules; just wondered if they might exist, and Google tells me they do!
Now for the question.
They are shell-less, lunged hermaphrodites which have functional eyes on their backs. The majority of species live in mangrove habitats in and around Indonesia, but there are species which live on rocky shores in New Zealand, South Africa, California and Cornwall, where they are active grazers when the tide goes out. What are they?
Now for the question.
They are shell-less, lunged hermaphrodites which have functional eyes on their backs. The majority of species live in mangrove habitats in and around Indonesia, but there are species which live on rocky shores in New Zealand, South Africa, California and Cornwall, where they are active grazers when the tide goes out. What are they?
Sea hares?
No, they have gills and remain submerged wherever possible. Right class however.
Looks like a further hint might be in order; I recently commented on them in another Zoochat thread....
Onchidaceans?
That’s them; in the dark ages (1984) I named two species from Hong Kong; now with a major restudy neither of them are valid. Over to you...
Congratulations for naming two species of onchidaceans, Tetzoo Quizzer
Which crustacean lives in North America and not in Kent in the UK?
Which crustacean lives in North America and not in Kent in the UK?
The Dungeness Crab ( and no doubt a very long list of other species)!
That's right, Tetzoo Quizzer. Well done.
I suspect that there are other answers.
It's your turn now.
I suspect that there are other answers.
It's your turn now.
Which common intertidal invertebrate in the UK was described as a species by Charles Darwin?