Osedax frankpressi

Osedax frankpressi
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

  1. 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.
  2. Fauchald, K. (2004). "Osedax frankpressi Rouse, Goffredi & Vrijenhoek, 2004". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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