Osedax priapus
| Osedax priapus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Siboglinidae |
| Genus: | Osedax Rouse et al., 2004[1] |
| Species: | O. priapus |
| Binomial name | |
| Osedax priapus Rouse et al., 2014,[2] | |
Osedax priapus is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales.
Description
Unlike other species of Osedax, males of this species grow to a full size and can feed independently of females, thus demonstrating reversal of sexual size dimorphism.[2][3]
References
- ↑ G. W. Rouse; S. K. Goffredi & R. C. Vrijenhoek (2004). "Osedax: Bone-Eating Marine Worms with Dwarf Males". Science. 305: 668–671. doi:10.1126/science.1098650. PMID 15286372.
- 1 2 Rouse, G. W.; Wilson, N. G.; Worsaae, K.; Vrijenhoek, R. C. (2014). "A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms". Current Biology. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032.
- ↑ "Mega male bone worms discovered". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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