Parasclerocheilus branchiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Opheliida
Family: Scalibregmatidae
Genus: Parasclerocheilus
Species:
P. branchiatus
Binomial name
Parasclerocheilus branchiatus
Fauvel, 1928

Parasclerocheilus branchiatus is a species of worm in the family, Scalibregmatidae, and was first described by Pierre Fauvel in 1928.[1][2]

It is a segmented marine worm, living on the sea bottom in mud at depths of about 400 m.[3] It feeds on detritus on the ocean floor,[3][4] and is found in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Pierre Fauvel (1928). "Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (in French). 34 (2): 159–165. ISSN 1148-8425. Wikidata Q111091371.
  3. 1 2 "maggot worms - Encyclopedia of Life: Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel 1928". eol.org. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Kristian Fauchald; Peter A. Jumars (1979). "The diet of worms: a study of polychaete feeding guilds" (PDF). Oceanography and marine Biology annual review. 17: 193–284. Wikidata Q114428747.
  5. ↑ Thomas Wehe; Dieter Fiege (2002). "Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf" (PDF). Fauna of Arabia. 19: 7–238. ISSN 1660-2889. Wikidata Q114428579.
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