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Antillesoma antillarum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Phascolosomatida

Phylum
  
Sipuncula

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Phascolosomatidea

Family
  
Phascolosomatidae

Genus
  
Antillesoma

Similar
  
Phascolosomatidae, Themiste, Golfingiidae, Sipunculus

Antillesoma antillarum is the only species of peanut worms (Sipuncula) of the genus Antillesoma. The genus belongs to the family Phascolosomatidae.

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Synonymy

  • Aspidosiphon mokyevskii (Murina, 1964)
  • Golfingia (Thysanocardia) mokyevskii Murina, 1964
  • Golfingia mokyevskii Murina, 1964
  • Phascolion antillarum
  • Phascolosoma (Aedematosomum) antillarum Grube, 1858
  • Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) antillarum Grube, 1858
  • Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) pelmum (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Phascolosoma (Antillesoma) schmidti Murina, 1975
  • Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) gaudens (Lanchester, 1905)
  • Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)
  • Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) simile (Chen & Yeh, 1958)
  • Phascolosoma (Rueppellisoma) weldonii (Shipley, 1892)
  • Phascolosoma aethiops Baird, 1868
  • Phascolosoma antillarum Grube, 1858
  • Phascolosoma asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Phascolosoma fuscum Keferstein, 1862
  • Phascolosoma glans (De Quatrefages, 1865)
  • Phascolosoma immodestum (De Quatrefages, 1865)
  • Phascolosoma nigriceps Baird, 1868
  • Phascolosoma onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)
  • Phascolosoma pelma (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Phascolosoma pelmum (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Phascolosoma similis (Chen & Yeh, 1958)
  • Phymosoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
  • Phymosoma asser Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
  • Phymosoma onomichianum Ikeda, 1904
  • Phymosoma pelma Selenka & De Man, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883
  • Physcosoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
  • Physcosoma asser (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Physcosoma gaudens Lanchester, 1905
  • Physcosoma onomichianum (Ikeda, 1904)
  • Physcosoma pelma (Selenka & De Man, 1883)
  • Physcosoma similis Chen & Yeh, 1958
  • Physcosoma weldonii Shipley, 1892
  • Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) glans De Quatrefages, 1865
  • Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) immodestus De Quatrefages, 1865
  • Distribution

    This species is considered a cosmopolitan species. They are widespread in tropical and subtropical waters. It has been reported in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean from Florida to Brazil, in the eastern Atlantic in Sierra Leone.

    Habitat

    Antillesoma antillarum has been found inhabiting mollusc shell middens. They accompany and associate with the following species of sipunculids: Aspidosiphon albus, A. Parvulus, A. fischeri, Temistes lageniformis, y Nephasoma pellucidum.

    Other website

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Antillesoma antillarum (Grübe and Oersted, 1858) Taxonomic Serial No.: 772615
  • National Centrer of Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Antillesoma antillarum Taxonomy ID: 210781
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): Antillesoma antillarum
  • References

    Antillesoma antillarum Wikipedia