Biology:Cossura consimilis
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
| Cossura consimilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Polychaeta
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| Genus: | Cossura
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| Species: | C. consimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cossura consimilis (Read, 2000)[1]
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Cossura consimilis is a polychaetid worm distributed throughout New Zealand.[2] Cossura consimilis is a slender thread-like worm with a blunt head, growing up to 20 mm in length.[2] Cossura consimilis live in muddy sand in shallow intertidal harbours and estuaries, to the inner continental shelf and out to the continental slope.[2] Cossura consimilis tolerates a sediment mud content of 5–65%, with an optimum range of 20–25%.[2]
References
- ↑ Read, G (2000). "Taxonomy and distribution of a new Cossura species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Cossuridae) from New Zealand.". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113 (4): 1096–1110.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. https://waikatoregion.govt.nz/services/publications/tr201018/. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
Wikidata ☰ Q1985376 entry
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