Pista pacifica

Pista pacifica
	Anterior portion of the body of Pista pacifica
	Entrance to the burrow of Pista pacifica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Order:	Terebellida
Family:	Terebellidae
Genus:	Pista
Species:	P. pacifica
Binomial name
	Pista pacifica; Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942

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[edit]

^ Fauchald, Kristian. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942". www.marinespecies.org. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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[WoRMS-1] Fauchald, Kristian. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942". www.marinespecies.org. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[Morris1980-2] 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.

[Carlton2007-4] 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.

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