Tunicate

Giant larvacean

Bathochordaeus sp.

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans

Depth

About 100 to 300 m

Size

Animal 10 cm, mucus house up to 1 m

Diet

Filtered particles

Zone

Twilight zone · 200 – 1,000 m

Key facts

• It builds a mucus house around itself that filters the water.
• When it gets clogged, it abandons it and makes a new one.
• Abandoned houses sink and carry carbon down to the deep sea.

Verified sources

1. Shape of Life / MBARI, Giant larvacean
2. Wikipedia, Bathochordaeus

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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