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Revision as of 01:32, 27 November 2022

Pista pacifica
Anterior portion of the body of Pista pacifica
Entrance to the burrow of Pista pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Terebellidae
Genus: Pista
Species:
P. pacifica
Binomial name
Pista pacifica

Pista pacifica is a species of polychaete worm in the family Terebellidae native to the coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from British Columbia to Southern California.[1][2] It creates vertical tubes in intertidal mud or sand[2] that can be more than two feet deep.[3] The tubes extend above the substrate, terminating in overhangs bearing many marginal tendrils.[2] The worms themselves can grow up to 37 cm long,[2] and, like all members of the family Terebellidae, they are particle feeders that use their tentacles to forage for organic detritus around their burrows.[2] The scale worm Halosydna brevisetosa may reside commensally in their tubes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauchald, Kristian. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942". www.marinespecies.org. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Morris, Robert H. (1980). Intertidal invertebrates of California (1 ed.). Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-8047-1045-7.
  3. ^ Ueda, Ken-ichi (5 June 2019). "Pista pacifica from Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA on June 05, 2019 at 07:46 AM". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ Carlton, James T. (2007). The Light and Smith manual : intertidal invertebrates from central California to Oregon (Fourth, completely revised and expanded ed.). Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 399. ISBN 0-520-23939-3.