Balanoglossus gigas

Balanoglossus gigas
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)
Synonyms
	Balanoglossus biminiensis Willey, 1899; Ptychodera gigas Fr. Müller in Spengel, 1893 (basionym); Ptychodera (Tauroglossus) gigas (Fr. Müller in Spengel, 1893);

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.

^ ^a ^b Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2023). "Balanoglossus gigas (Müller in Spengel, 1893)". Hemichordata World Database. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
^ Tassia, Michael G.; Cannon, Johanna T.; Konikoff, Charlotte E.; Shenkar, Noa; Halanych, Kenneth M.; Swalla, Billie J. (2016-10-04). Hejnol, Andreas (ed.). "The Global Diversity of Hemichordata". PLOS ONE. 11 (10): e0162564. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1162564T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162564. PMC 5049775. PMID 27701429. S2CID 3920242.

[WORMS-1] Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2023). "Balanoglossus gigas (Müller in Spengel, 1893)". Hemichordata World Database. Retrieved 2023-04-19.

[2] Tassia, Michael G.; Cannon, Johanna T.; Konikoff, Charlotte E.; Shenkar, Noa; Halanych, Kenneth M.; Swalla, Billie J. (2016-10-04). Hejnol, Andreas (ed.). "The Global Diversity of Hemichordata". PLOS ONE. 11 (10): e0162564. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1162564T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162564. PMC 5049775. PMID 27701429. S2CID 3920242.

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