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Osedax talkovici

Osedax talkovici

Classification

Osedax is a genus of siboglinid polychaetes, commonly called snot worms or bone-eating worms. Osedax is Latin for 'bone devourer', derived from the worms' unique ecological niche of bone-boring. Osedax settle on a bone, then secrete an acid through specialized root tissues to dissolve the bone's external layers in order to access the lipids within.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 10