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Onuphidae
The Onuphidae are a family of polychaete worms. Characteristics Most onuphids have tubes. Some live semisubmerged in the substrate, but others carry their tubes around, and they can all rebuild their tubes if necessary. The tubes, thin and parchment-like, are formed of bits of shell and sand, with plant debris, stuck together with mucus. The onuphids are all omnivorous scavengers, feeding on animal and vegetable debris.Onuphidae Marine Errant Polychaetes in Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-01-16. A Guide To Singapore Polychaetes. Retrieved 2012-01-16. The prostomium has two short frontal antennae, two globular palps and five main antennae. The mandibles are large and the maxillae have several pairs of plates edged with fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australonuphis
''Australonuphis'', commonly called Australian beach worms, are a genus of polychaetous annelid of the family Onuphidae that inhabit the intertidal zone of coastal beaches and are attracted to the surface by the stimulus of food. They are sought by anglers to be used as bait for fishing. Some species can grow more than two metres in length. They are blind but have a very good sense of smell, and eat decaying meat, fish and seaweeds that have washed to shore. Originally identified as a single species in 1868 (''Diopatra teres)'', in 1878 they were placed in the genus ''Onuphis''. A study in 1979 renamed two ''Americonuphis'' species as ''Australonuphis (A. teres and A. parateres)'', both being found in New South Wales. A novel species from the Ecuadorian coast was identified in 2008. Australian beach worms occur in millions on many surf beaches from Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. They are highly valued as bait by anglers because of their great length and muscu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diopatra
''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, algae, fibers and other small objects, collected by the worm and stuck in place by mucus. The worm's tube is a food-catching tool that creates a small micro-reef where small invertebrate prey reside. Diopatra dart partially out of the tube and grasp the prey with their maxillae and mandibles. Their large anterior parapodia help them to immobilize the prey. The Marine Biological Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-01-17. Species The World Register of Marine Species includes these |
Onuphis (polychaete)
''Onuphis'' is a genus of polychaete belonging to the family Onuphidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species: *'' Onuphis affinis'' *'' Onuphis amakusaensis'' *'' Onuphis anadonae'' *'' Onuphis atlantisa'' *'' Onuphis aucklandensis'' *'' Onuphis augeneri'' *'' Onuphis branchiata'' *'' Onuphis brevicirris'' *'' Onuphis chinensis'' *'' Onuphis declivorum'' *'' Onuphis dibranchiata'' *'' Onuphis elegans'' *'' Onuphis eremita'' *'' Onuphis erici'' *'' Onuphis farallonensis'' *'' Onuphis farensis'' *'' Onuphis fuscata'' *'' Onuphis geophiliformis'' *'' Onuphis hanneloreae'' *'' Onuphis hokkaiensis'' *'' Onuphis holobranchiata'' *'' Onuphis imajimai'' *'' Onuphis iridescens'' *'' Onuphis iriei'' *'' On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothria
''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Nothria abyssia'' *''Nothria africana'' *''Nothria anoculata ''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Nothria abyssia'' *''Nothria africana ''Nothria'' is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Onuphidae. ...'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3919425 Polychaetes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class (biology), class of generally marine invertebrate, marine annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin. More than 10,000 species are described in this class. Common representatives include the lugworm (''Arenicola marina'') and the Alitta virens, sandworm or Alitta succinea, clam worm ''Alitta''. Polychaetes as a class are robust and widespread, with species that live in the coldest ocean temperatures of the abyssal plain, to forms which tolerate the extremely high temperatures near hydrothermal vents. Polychaetes occur throughout the Earth's oceans at all depths, from forms that live as plankton near the surface, to a 2- to 3-cm specimen (still unclassified) observed by the robot ocean probe Nereus (underwater vehicle), ''Nereus'' at the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
