Osedax talkovici
Osedax talkovici
Classification
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Sabellida
- Family
- Siboglinidae
Osedax est un genre de vers annélides polychètes nécrophages de la famille des Siboglinidae. Ces espèces se nourrissent d'os de baleines. Systématique Le genre Osedax a été créé en 2004 par Greg W.
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.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
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