Acorn+Worm;+Saccoglossus+Bromophenolosus+King


 * Phylum:** Hemichordata[[image:32662_saccoglossus-bromophenolosus-photo-from-the-bj-swalla-collection.jpg width="386" height="189" align="right"]]


 * Scientific Name:** //Saccoglossus Bromophenolosus//
 * Class:** Enteropneusta


 * Location:** Marine waters, from Maine to Nova Scotia and in at least two bays in Washington State.


 * Size:** They are about 150 mm


 * Habitat:** The lowest level of a body of water in mucus lined burrows


 * Living Requirements:** They are mucusciliary feeders, which means they eat phytoplankton and things like that. They eat a lot of sand too. And also get nourishment from detritus ingested at the same time.


 * Life Cycle:** The three main Hemichordata life stages: embryonic stage, larval stage, then the adult stage.


 * Interesting Fact:**
 * 1) It has paired gill pores on both sides of the dorsal ridge of the trunk starting just behind the collar. Its collar is orange, brick red, or reddish green and its trunk is brownish green, pinkish orange, yellowish brown, or yellowish white. Adults have 90-123 pairs of gill bars. [[image:hemichrdata1.jpg align="right" caption="A 10 day old worm with one gill slit and post anal tail."]]


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 * Zookeeper:** Hannah Williams