Kingdom Animalia Class Polychaeta Family Siboglinidae Rank Species | Phylum Annelida Order Sabellida Scientific name Osedax mucofloris | |
Genus Osedax
Rouse et al., 2004 Similar Osedax, Osedax frankpressi, Osedax rubiplumus, Osedax roseus, Osedax japonicus | ||
Osedax mucofloris bone eating snot flower worm
Osedax mucofloris is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales. Translated from the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names, "Osedax mucofloris" literally means "snot-flower bone-eater", though the less-accurate "bone-eating snot-flower worm" seems to be the form actually used. The species is found in North East Atlantic where it is abundant.
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