Osedax frankpressi
| Osedax frankpressi | |
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| Osedax frankpressi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Siboglinidae |
| Genus: | Osedax |
| Species: | O. frankpressi |
| Binomial name | |
| Osedax frankpressi Rouse, Goffredi & Vrijenhoek, 2004[1] | |
Osedax frankpressi is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales. It can be found in East North Pacific.[2]
References
- ↑ G. W. Rouse, S. K. Goffredi, and R. C. Vrijenhoek (2004). "Osedax: Bone-Eating Marine Worms with Dwarf Males". Science (Washington DC) 305: 668–671. doi:10.1126/science.1098650. PMID 15286372.
- ↑ Fauchald, K. (2004). "Osedax frankpressi Rouse, Goffredi & Vrijenhoek, 2004". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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