Osedax waadjum

Osedax waadjum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sabellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Canalipalpata Subordo: Sabellida

Familia: Siboglinidae
Genus: Osedax
Species: Osedax waadjum

Name

Osedax waadjum Georgieva et al., 2023

ZooBank: 382AE053-EDCF-4086-A819-2344D8CC40A8

Type locality: Off Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, depth 999–1013 m.

Holotype: AM W.53706.

Paratypes: NMV F253031–F253032; BMNH 2022.400–2022.403.

References

• Georgieva, M.N., Wiklund, H., Ramos, D.A., Neal, L., Glasby, C.J., Gunton, L.M. 2023. The annelid community of a natural deep-sea whale fall off eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 75(3): 167–213. DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1800 . Reference page.  [p. 199–201, fig. 26]

Links

• Osedax waadjum Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on June 17, 2025

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