Osedax rubiplumus

Osedax rubiplumus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sabellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 rubiplumus

Name

• Osedax rubiplumus Rouse, Goffredi & Vrijenhoek, 2004: 670
  • Type locality: Monterey Bay, California, Tiburon dive T486, 36°36.8’N, 122°26.0’W, 2891 m
  • Typus: holotype, mature adult female CASIZ 170238; allotypes, 38 males from tube of holotype CASIZ 170240; paratypes, 10 females and numerous males CASIZ 170239, 10 females and numerous males LACM-AHF POLY 02146, and 31 females and numerous males SAM E3376
  • ZooBank: CC7A7DB5-2163-4FFA-8719-9A089F9CD483

References

• Rouse, G.W., Goffredi, S.K. & Vrijenhoek, R.C. 2004. Osedax: Bone-Eating Marine Worms with Dwarf Males. Science 305(5684): 668-671. DOI: 10.1126/science.1098650 Reference page. 

Links

• Osedax rubiplumus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

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