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Another Giant Enteropneust from the Atlantic

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THE largest known hemichordate is Balanoglossus gigas Fr. Müller. First discovered on the Atlantic coast of South America1, this member of the family Ptychoderidae was found afterwards in considerable numbers at São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil2. Spengel3 estimated its maximum length as 2.5 m, but specimens collected recently4, although presumably complete, have not exceeded 2.3 m. The majority of the larger enteropneusts belong to this family.

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  1. Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Anglesey

    C. BURDON-JONES

  2. Departamento de Fisiologia Animal, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    J. A. PETERSEN

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BURDON-JONES, C., PETERSEN, J. Another Giant Enteropneust from the Atlantic. Nature 203, 97–98 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203097a0

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