Biology:Lamellibrachia columna

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Short description: Species of tube worms in the family Siboglinidae

Lamellibrachia columna
Lamellibrachia columna (NHMUK 1991.4).jpg
Lamellibrachia columna
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Sedentaria
Order: Sabellida
Family: Siboglinidae
Genus: Lamellibrachia
Species:
L. columna
Binomial name
Lamellibrachia columna
Southward, 1991[1]
In situ photographs of Lamellibrachia columna.
a Ventral (top) and dorsal (bottom) anterior of two L. columna specimens (scale bar represents 10 mm).
b Ventral anterior of L. columna (scale bar represents 5 mm).
c Dorsal anterior of L. columna
d L. columna tube anterior[2]

Lamellibrachia columna is a vestimentiferan tube worm from the South Pacific Ocean that has been shown to be very closely related genetically to Lamellibrachia satsuma found in Japanese waters.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2540268 entry