Osedax rubiplumus
Osedax rubiplumus is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales.
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Genus: | Rouse et al., 2004[1] |
Species: | O. rubiplumus |
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Description
Their paedomorphic males are 0.4–1.1 millimetres (0.016–0.043 in), and have an incompleted prototroch with a posterior hooked chaeta. The species have 16 hooks with 6-8 capitium teeth, which have handles that are 18–23 micrometres (0.00071–0.00091 in). The female ovisac is measured 8 mm by 4 mm by 0.3 mm, with four posterior roots which have spherical lobes. They also have a trunk which is 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) in length and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide with the crown plumes which are 2.1 centimetres (0.83 in) in length.[3] The species is found in East North Pacific where it is abundant.[2] They are used in Calmodulin.[4]
References
- G. W. Rouse; S. K. Goffredi & R. C. Vrijenhoek (2004). "Osedax: Bone-Eating Marine Worms with Dwarf Males". Science. 305 (5684): 668–671. doi:10.1126/science.1098650. PMID 15286372.
- Rouse, G.W.; Goffredi, S.K. & Vrijenhoek, R.C. (2004). "Osedax rubiplumus Rouse, Goffredi & Vrijenhoek, 2004". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- Chris Allen. "Osedax rubiplumus". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- "C7BAI6". Retrieved March 20, 2013.