Rhabdopleura recondita

Rhabdopleura recondita is a sessile hemichordate.

It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor.

It is found in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.

[1] Specimens of R. recondita were collected off the coast of Lecce Province in southeastern Italy.

[2] Beli et al. (2018) found R. recondita living on bryozoan hosts, namely Myriapora truncata, Schizoretepora serratimargo, Celleporina caminata, and Reptadeonella violacea.