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balanoglossus means..
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Answer 1

BALANOGLOSSUS

Balanoglossus is an ocean-dwelling acorn worm (Enteropneusta) genus of great zoological interest because, being a Hemichordate, it is an "evolutionary link" between invertebrates and vertebrates. Balanoglossus is a deuterostome, and resembles the Ascidians or sea squirts, in that it possesses branchial openings, or "gill slits". It has notochord in the upper part of the body and has no nerve chord. It does have a stomochord, however, which is gut chord within the collar. Their heads may be as small as 2.5 mm (1/10 in) or as large as 5 mm (1/5 in).

Balanoglossus: Scientific classification, Kingdom:Animalia, Phylum:Hemichordata, Class:Enteropneusta, Order:Enteropneusta, Family:Ptychoderidae, Genus:Balanoglossus

Discovery

J.F. Eschscholtz who discovered Balanoglossus in 1825 in Mashail Island described it as a worm-like holothurian. The discovery of gill-slits in this animal by Kowalewsky (1865) led to creation of a special class Enteropneusta by Gegenbaur (1870). Bateson (1885) included them in Phylum Chordata. Hyman (1959), however, placed them near Echinodermata and gave Hemichordata a status of an independent phylum.

Classification

This simple organism shows affinities with several diverse groups.

Habitat

Balanoglossus is a tuberculos or burrowing and exclusively marine animal. It is found in shallow waters between tide marks along the coast of warm and temperate oceans.

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Answer 2

Balanoglossus comes from worm genus and its kingdom is hemicordata. Balanoglossus is a duetorostome as it resembles in the sea squirts.

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