Biology:Brania pusilla
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Short description: Species of worm
| Brania pusilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Brania |
| Species: | B. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)
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Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae.[1] The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments.[3] It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species.[4] According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/406894.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)" (in en). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146738.
- ↑ Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1995-06-29) (in en). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. OUP Oxford. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-19-854055-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=sZ8mdRT4jbIC&dq=Brania+pusilla&pg=PA235.
- ↑ Dorresteijn, Adriaan W. C.; Westheide, Wilfried (2013-04-18) (in en). Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-94-017-2887-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=7DbyCAAAQBAJ&dq=Brania+pusilla&pg=PA41.
Wikidata ☰ Q2195243 entry
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