title: Rhabdopleura compacta
text: # Rhabdopleura compacta
  
  Rhabdopleura compacta is a sessile hemichordate. It is a suspension feeder that secretes tubes on the ocean floor.
  
  Unlike all other Rhabdopleura species, the zooids have black elongated arms with no tentacles.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Rhabdopleura compacta occurs in Atlantic waters. It has been found in the English Channel and the Gulf of Mexico.
  
  ## Reproduction and life cycle
  
  The reproduction and life cycle of Rhabdopleura compacta has been studied by Stebbing (1970) and Dilly (1973).
  
  Gonads are shown in the image below.
  
  