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Amphinomidae
Amphinomidae, also known as the bristle worms or sea mice, are a family of marine polychaetes, many species of which bear chaetae mineralized with carbonate. The best-known amphinomids are the fireworms, which can cause great pain if their toxin-coated chaetae are touched or trodden on. Their relationship to other polychaete groups is somewhat poorly resolved. Complanine Complanine is a quaternary ammonium salt that has been isolated from the marine fireworm '' Eurythoe complanata''. It causes an inflammatory effect upon contact with the skin or mucous membranes. It was previously known that handling the fireworm caused it to release a chemical that induces inflammation of the skin of marine predators and mammals (including humans). Complanine was the first compound isolated from the fireworm which causes these effects. It is presumed that this compound's function is to deter predators of the fireworm. Species Most genera in ''Amphinomidae '' are divided into two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermodice Carunculata
''Hermodice carunculata'', the bearded fireworm, is a type of marine bristleworm belonging to the Amphinomidae family, native to the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Description Bearded fireworms are usually 15 centimetres in average length, but can reach up to 30 centimetres.de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000) Macrobenthos of the North Sea D-ROM 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. . 1 cd-rom pp.,M. De Kluijver, G. Gijswijt, R. de Leon & I. da Cunda, "Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving.",CD-ROM, Expertise-Centrum voor Taxonomische Identifikatie, 2003, At first glance, this fire worm looks like a centipede with its elongated and flattened appearance, multiple segments, white silks, and parapodia and gills located on the side of its body. Its colors are varied and range from greenish, to yellowish, to reddish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermodice Carunculata (Bearded Fireworm)
''Hermodice carunculata'', the bearded fireworm, is a type of marine bristleworm belonging to the Amphinomidae family, native to the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Description Bearded fireworms are usually 15 centimetres in average length, but can reach up to 30 centimetres.de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000) Macrobenthos of the North Sea D-ROM 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. . 1 cd-rom pp.,M. De Kluijver, G. Gijswijt, R. de Leon & I. da Cunda, "Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving.",CD-ROM, Expertise-Centrum voor Taxonomische Identifikatie, 2003, At first glance, this fire worm looks like a centipede with its elongated and flattened appearance, multiple segments, white silks, and parapodia and gills located on the side of its body. Its colors are varied and range from greenish, to yellowish, to reddish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphinome (annelid)
''Amphinome'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Amphinomidae Amphinomidae, also known as the bristle worms or sea mice, are a family of marine polychaetes, many species of which bear chaetae mineralized with carbonate. The best-known amphinomids are the fireworms, which can cause great pain if their toxin .... The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *'' Amphinome abhortoni'' *'' Amphinome anatifera'' *'' Amphinome bruguieresi'' *'' Amphinome carnea'' *'' Amphinome chermesina'' *'' Amphinome coccinea'' *'' Amphinome denudata'' *'' Amphinome djiboutiensis'' *'' Amphinome eolides'' *'' Amphinome jukesi'' *'' Amphinome longosetosa'' *'' Amphinome maldivensis'' *'' Amphinome nigrobranchiata'' *'' Amphinome pallida'' *'' Amphinome praelonga'' *'' Amphinome rostrata'' *'' Amphinome savignyi'' *'' Amphinome stylifera'' *'' Amphinome umbo'' *'' Amphinome vagans'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3919419 Annelids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloeia Flava
''Chloeia flava'', also known as the golden fireworm, is a segmented bristleworm belonging to the family Amphinomidae. Description The golden fireworm has an elongated body. Its size varies between long, and wide, excluding bristles. Its coloration is red-brown to light brown with sometime a light color band in the middle of the body. The body is made of 37 visible segments, each of them has a distinctive ocelli, which is purple or dark color with a white outline and placed in the middle of the upper side. Small gills, white to deep brown, are present on both external sides of the back just before the bristles and on almost all the segments. The body is covered laterally with calcareous spines or setae, they have bristle aspect which are whitish, fine, sharp and venomous. Distribution and habitat ''Chloeia flava'' is widely distributed through the Indo-Pacific area from the east coast of Africa, including the Red Sea, to the Pacific Ocean's islands except Hawaii and Polynesia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphinome Carnea
In Greek mythology, the name Amphinome (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφινόμη means 'she of the surrounding pasture') may refer to the following deity and women: * Amphinome, the Nereid who feeds Poseidon's flock. As one of the 50 marine-nymphs, she was a daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Amphinome and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.Homer, ''Iliad'18.39-51/ref> * Amphinome, wife of Aeson, King of Iolcus. She was the mother to Jason and Promachus, Aeson's sons. She and her husband were persecuted by king Pelias of Iolcus. After Pelias had killed her husband and younger son, Amphinome stabbed herself with a sword. As she lay dying she pronounced a curse against the king. Otherwise, the mother of the hero was called Polymele, Polymede or Polypheme,Scholia on Apollonius, 1.45 Theognete, daughter of Laodicus, Rhoeo,Tzetzes, ''Chiliades'' 6.979 Arne or Scarphe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphinome Bruguieresi
In Greek mythology, the name Amphinome (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφινόμη means 'she of the surrounding pasture') may refer to the following deity and women: * Amphinome, the Nereid who feeds Poseidon's flock. As one of the 50 marine-nymphs, she was a daughter of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Amphinome and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.Homer, ''Iliad'18.39-51/ref> * Amphinome, wife of Aeson, King of Iolcus. She was the mother to Jason and Promachus, Aeson's sons. She and her husband were persecuted by king Pelias of Iolcus. After Pelias had killed her husband and younger son, Amphinome stabbed herself with a sword. As she lay dying she pronounced a curse against the king. Otherwise, the mother of the hero was called Polymele, Polymede or Polypheme,Scholia on Apollonius, 1.45 Theognete, daughter of Laodicus, Rhoeo,Tzetzes, ''Chiliades'' 6.979 Arne or Scarphe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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