title: Rhabdopleura recondita
text: # 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.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  Specimens of R. recondita were collected off the coast of Lecce Province in southeastern Italy.
  
  ## Bryozoan hosts
  
  Beli et al. (2018) found R. recondita living on bryozoan hosts, namely Myriapora truncata, Schizoretepora serratimargo, Celleporina caminata, and Reptadeonella violacea.
  
  