Dendropoma gregarium
| Dendropoma gregarium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Dendropoma |
| Species: | D. gregarium
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendropoma gregaria [sic] (incorrect gender ending) | |
Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.[1]
Description
[edit]The Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail in the family Vermetidae.[2] It is identifiable by its brown shell that forms in irregular coils around its body, making it resemble a worm.[3]
Distribution
[edit]D. gregarium is found in Hawaii and the Tropical Eastern Pacific.[4] In Hawaiian it is known as kio pōhakupele or kio po'apo'ai. [5]
Habitat
[edit]D. gregarium inhabit the intertidal and subtidal zone.[4] All worm snails are sessile, they attach to rocks or hard surfaces where they will remain for their entire lives.[6] While on these rocks they often look like small black holes.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ WoRMS. "Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Kay, E. Alison, ed. (1979). Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. 4: Mollusca / E. Alison Kay. Bishop Museum special publication. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-910240-26-0.
- ^ "Gregarious Worm Snail, Dendropoma gregarium". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b "Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay ex Hadfield et al. 1972". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Philippoff, Joanna; Wood, Caroline; Morishige, Kanoe; La Valle, Florybeth F.; Wood, Matthew; Faucci, Anuschka (2018). A Field Guide to Hawai'i's Coastal Organisms: Algae and Invertebrates. ISBN 978-1-58351-165-7.
- ^ "Worm shell | Marine, Mollusk & Gastropod | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Dendropoma gregaria". OPIHI. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
Further reading
[edit]- Golding, R. E.; Bieler, R.; Rawlings, T. A.; Collins, T. M. (2014). "Deconstructing Dendropoma: a systematic revision of a world-wide worm-snail group with descriptions of new genera (Caenogastropoda: Vermetidae)". Malacologia. 57 (1): 1–97. doi:10.4002/040.057.0103.
- Hadfield, M. G.; Kay, E. A.; Gillette, M.U.; Lloyd, M.C. (1972). "The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands". Marine Biology. 12 (1): 81–98. Bibcode:1972MarBi..12...81H. doi:10.1007/BF00347431.
- Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil "worm-snail" taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2948: 1–103. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2948.1.1.