Osedax braziliensis

Osedax braziliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sabellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Canalipalpata Subordo: Sabellida

Familia: Siboglinidae
Genus: Osedax
Species: Osedax braziliensis

Name

Osedax braziliensis Fujiwara et al., 2019

Holotype: NMST-Pol H-685, trunk 14 mm long, 2 mm wide, female, 4,203 m depth, 26 April 2013, collected by YF, DDBJ No. LC381421, LC381422, LC381424.

Type locality: São Paulo Ridge, Brazil, 4,204 m depth.

Paratypes: 14 specimens): NMST-Pol P-686–690 and JAMSTEC-1130038806, 1130039105, 1130039113, 1130039116, 1130039146, 1130039163, 11 specimens, female, 24 and 26 April 2013, collected by YF, DDBJ No. LC381777, LC381766, LC381767, LC381768, LC381769, LC381771; JAMSTEC-1130057454, 1130057457, 1130057458, 3 specimens, male, 26 April 2013, collected by YF.

[JAMSTEC: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology]

ZooBank: 7AD6CE45-4585-42C6-BB5E-22587BB2307F

References

Primary references

• Fujiwara, Y., Jimi, N., Sumida, P.Y.G., Kawato, M., Kitazato, H. 2019. New species of bone-eating worm Osedax from the abyssal South Atlantic Ocean (Annelida, Siboglinidae). Zookeys, 814: 53–69. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.814.28869 Reference page. 

Links

• Osedax braziliensis in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Osedax braziliensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Osedax braziliensis.
• ION
• Species-ID

For more multimedia, look at Osedax braziliensis on Wikimedia Commons.