Hawaiian+Acorn+Worm


 * Phyla:** Hemichordata




 * __Class:__** Enteropneusta


 * __Scientific Name:__** //Ptychodera flava//


 * __Location:__** Hawaiian acorn worms live in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean near Japan, Hawaii, Australia, and Galápagos Islands.


 * __Size:__** 2-5 inches

__**Habitat:**__ like to leave near coastlines


 * __Living Requirements:__** diet consists of eating nutrient particles

__**Male & female differences:**__ they are not asexual or unisexual


 * __Life Cycle:__** The females release eggs into the water and the males react by releasing sperm. After this occurs, fertilization takes place in the water and the eggs hatch in about 2 days.


 * __Facts:__** described as “very fragile, and around 5 in. long when their bellies are full but shrink to about two inches after they empty their guts.



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 * Zookeeper: Shaiann Etwara**