Alias:Ptychodera flava
Outline:Hemichordata
Family:Balanoglossida Ptychoderidae Ptychodera
length:50-100mm
IUCN:Level 2
Ptychodera flava (scientific name: Ptychodera flava) is an enterobranchial animal widely distributed in coastal areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, belonging to the genus Ptychodera in the family Ptychodera. [1] This species was discovered by naturalist Johann Friedrich von Eschsholz while participating in the second voyage of Russian explorer Otto von Kotzebue. It is the first hemichordate discovered.
Included in the "China National Key Protected Wild Animals List" Level 2.