Biology:Osedax mucofloris
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
| Osedax mucofloris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Siboglinidae |
| Genus: | Osedax |
| Species: | O. mucofloris
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| Binomial name | |
| Osedax mucofloris Glover, Kallstrom, Smith & Dahlgren, 2005[1]
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Osedax mucofloris is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales.[2][3][4] Translated from the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names, "Osedax mucofloris" literally means "snot-flower bone-eater", though the less-accurate "bone-eating snot-flower worm" seems to be the form actually used.[2][4] The species is found in North East Atlantic where it is abundant.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2012). "Osedax mucofloris Glover, Kallstrom, Smith & Dahlgren, 2005". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265980.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'Zombie worms' found off Sweden". BBC News. October 18, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4354286.stm.
- ↑ Glover, A. G; Kallstrom, B.; Smith, C. R; Dahlgren, T. G (2005). "World-wide whale worms? A new species of Osedax from the shallow north Atlantic". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272 (1581): 2587–2592. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3275. ISSN 0962-8452. PMID 16321780.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "North Sea marine worm discovered". Natural History Museum. 19 October 2005. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2005/oct/news_6888.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2904407 entry
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