''Diopatra'' is a
genus
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of
polychaete
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, 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 ...
worms in the
family
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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 parch ...
.
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
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.
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.
''Diopatra''
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Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes these species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the genus.[
A 2021 study also identified 4 new species in the south-west Atlantic.]Diopatra angolensis
''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, ...
'' Kirkegaard, 1988
*'' Diopatra bengalensis'' Hartman, 1974
*'' Diopatra bilobata'' Imajima, 1967
*'' Diopatra brasiliensis'' Kinberg, 1910
*'' Diopatra brevicirris'' Grube, 1856
*'' Diopatra bulohensis'' Tan & Chou, 1996
*'' Diopatra chiliensis'' Quatrefages, 1866
*'' Diopatra chiliensis'' Quatrefages, 1865
*'' Diopatra claparedii'' Grube, 1878
*'' Diopatra cuprea'' (Bosc, 1802)
*'' Diopatra dentata'' Kinberg, 1865
*''Diopatra denticulata
''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, ...
'' Fauchald, 1968
*''Diopatra dexiognatha
''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, ...
'' Paxton & Bailey-Brock, 1986
*''Diopatra dubia
''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, ...
'' Day, 1960
*''Diopatra farallonensis
''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, ...
'' Fauchald, 1968
*''Diopatra gesae
''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, ...
'' Paxton, 1998
*'' Diopatra gigova'' Paxton, 1993
*'' Diopatra hanleyi'' Paxton, 1993
*'' Diopatra hannelorae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov.[
*'' Diopatra heterodentata'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1965
*'' Diopatra italica'' Castelnau, 1842
*'' Diopatra khargiana'' Wesenberg-Lund, 1949
*'' Diopatra kristiani'' Paxton, 1998
*'' Diopatra leuckarti'' Kinberg, 1865
*'' Diopatra lilliputiana'' Paxton, 1993
*'' Diopatra longicornis'' Kinberg, 1865
*'' Diopatra longissima'' Grube, 1850
*'' Diopatra maculata'' Paxton, 1993
*'' Diopatra madeirensis'' Langerhans, 1880
*'' Diopatra malabarensis'' Quatrefages, 1866
*'' Diopatra marinae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov.][
*'' Diopatra marocensis'' Paxton, Fadlaoui & Lechapt, 1995
*'' Diopatra micrura'' Pires, Paxton, Quintino & Rodrigues, 2010
*'' Diopatra monroi'' Day, 1960
*'' Diopatra monroviensis'' Augener, 1918
*'' Diopatra musseraensis'' Augener, 1918
*'' Diopatra neapolitana'' Delle Chiaje, 1841
*'' Diopatra neotridens'' Hartman, 1944
*'' Diopatra obliqua'' Hartman, 1944
*'' Diopatra oligopectinata'' Paxton, 1993
*'' Diopatra ornata'' Moore, 1911
*'' Diopatra papillata'' Fauchald, 1968
*'' Diopatra paradoxa'' Quatrefages, 1866
*'' Diopatra pectiniconicum'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov.][
*'' Diopatra rhizoicola'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
*'' Diopatra rhizophorae'' Grube, 1856
*'' Diopatra semperi'' Grube, 1878
*'' Diopatra splendidissima'' Kinberg, 1865
*'' Diopatra sugokai'' Izuka, 1907
*'' Diopatra tridentata'' Hartman, 1944
*'' Diopatra uncinifera'' Quatrefages, 1866
*'' Diopatra variabilis'' Southern, 1921
*'' Diopatra victoriae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov.][
*'' Diopatra viridis'' Kinberg, 1865
]
References
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