The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter feeder, it has adapted to life as an ambush predator. Its mouth-like siphon is quick to close whenever a small animal such as a crustacean or a fish drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches a meal, it keeps its trap shut until the animal inside is digested. They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft). They mostly feed on zooplankton and tiny animals, and their bodies are roughly 5 inches (13 cm) across.
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- Megalodicopia hians (it)
- オオグチボヤ (ja)
- Megalodicopia hians (nl)
- Predatory tunicate (en)
- Megalodicopia hians (sv)
- Megalodicopia hians (ru)
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| - Megalodicopia hians és una espècie de tunicat de la classe dels ascidiacis que viu ancorada al llarg de les parets dels profunds canons oceànics i al sòl marí. L'animal es reconeix immediatament per la seva aparença peculiar. El seu sifó semblant a la boca es tanca ràpidament cada vegada que un petit animal hi entra. Un cop ha atrapat una presa, manté la trampa tancada fins que està de nou a punt per menjar. Se sap que viuen al a profunditats de 200-1.000 metres. S’alimenten majoritàriament de zooplàncton i animals diminuts. (ca)
- オオグチボヤ (Megalodicopia hians) は、ホヤの仲間の1種。深海に産し、人が大口を開けているような姿をしている。 (ja)
- Megalodicopia hians is een zakpijpensoort uit de familie van de Octacnemidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1918 door Oka. (nl)
- Megalodicopia hians Oka, 1918 è una ascidia della famiglia Octacnemidae che vive ancorata lungo le pareti e sul fondale dei canyon marini dell'oceano Pacifico. (it)
- Megalodicopia hians även kallad rovmanteldjur, är en sjöpungsart som beskrevs av 1918. Megalodicopia hians ingår i släktet Megalodicopia och familjen Octacnemidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. Arten kan till sitt utseende och levnadssätt beskrivas som en blandning av en manet och en venus flugfälla. (sv)
- Megalodicopia hians (лат.) — вид асцидий из семейства отряда Phlebobranchia. (ru)
- The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter feeder, it has adapted to life as an ambush predator. Its mouth-like siphon is quick to close whenever a small animal such as a crustacean or a fish drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches a meal, it keeps its trap shut until the animal inside is digested. They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft). They mostly feed on zooplankton and tiny animals, and their bodies are roughly 5 inches (13 cm) across. (en)
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| - Megalodicopia hians és una espècie de tunicat de la classe dels ascidiacis que viu ancorada al llarg de les parets dels profunds canons oceànics i al sòl marí. L'animal es reconeix immediatament per la seva aparença peculiar. El seu sifó semblant a la boca es tanca ràpidament cada vegada que un petit animal hi entra. Un cop ha atrapat una presa, manté la trampa tancada fins que està de nou a punt per menjar. Se sap que viuen al a profunditats de 200-1.000 metres. S’alimenten majoritàriament de zooplàncton i animals diminuts. (ca)
- The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anchored along deep-sea canyon walls and the seafloor. It is unique among other tunicates in that rather than being a filter feeder, it has adapted to life as an ambush predator. Its mouth-like siphon is quick to close whenever a small animal such as a crustacean or a fish drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches a meal, it keeps its trap shut until the animal inside is digested. They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of 200–1,000 metres (660–3,280 ft). They mostly feed on zooplankton and tiny animals, and their bodies are roughly 5 inches (13 cm) across. Predatory tunicates are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs and sperm which drift into the water. If there are no other tunicates nearby, they can self-fertilize the eggs. (en)
- オオグチボヤ (Megalodicopia hians) は、ホヤの仲間の1種。深海に産し、人が大口を開けているような姿をしている。 (ja)
- Megalodicopia hians is een zakpijpensoort uit de familie van de Octacnemidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1918 door Oka. (nl)
- Megalodicopia hians Oka, 1918 è una ascidia della famiglia Octacnemidae che vive ancorata lungo le pareti e sul fondale dei canyon marini dell'oceano Pacifico. (it)
- Megalodicopia hians även kallad rovmanteldjur, är en sjöpungsart som beskrevs av 1918. Megalodicopia hians ingår i släktet Megalodicopia och familjen Octacnemidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. Arten kan till sitt utseende och levnadssätt beskrivas som en blandning av en manet och en venus flugfälla. (sv)
- Megalodicopia hians (лат.) — вид асцидий из семейства отряда Phlebobranchia. (ru)
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