Brania pusilla
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Errantia |
Order: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Syllidae |
Genus: | Brania |
Species: | B. pusilla
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Binomial name | |
Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)
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Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae.[1] The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments.[3] It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species.[4] According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1995-06-29). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. OUP Oxford. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-19-854055-7.
- ^ Dorresteijn, Adriaan W. C.; Westheide, Wilfried (2013-04-18). Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-94-017-2887-4.