Osedax priapus
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| Genus: | Rouse et al., 2004[1]
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| Species: | O. priapus
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| Osedax priapus Rouse et al., 2014,[2]
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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.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Rouse, G. W.; Wilson, N. G.; Worsaae, K.; Vrijenhoek, R. C. (2014). "A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms". Current Biology. 25: 236–241. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032. PMID 25496962.
- ^ "Mega male bone worms discovered". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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