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Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel 1928

Parasclerocheilus branchiatus

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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. ^ a b "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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Parasclerocheilus branchiatus: Brief Summary

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

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

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Depth range

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Not stated by Fauvel (1928). Intertidal (Ong, 1995).

References

  • Fauvel, P. 1928. Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 34(2): 159-165.
  • Ong, Bessie. (1995). Polychaetes of Telok Aling, Penang, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 43(1): 257-283.

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Distribution

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Indian Ocean: Gulf of Mannar (Shingle Island, India); Malacca Strait (Teluk Aling sand flat, NW Penang Island (= Pulau Pinang), Malaysia).

References

  • Fauvel, P. 1928. Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 34(2): 159-165.
  • Ong, Bessie. (1995). Polychaetes of Telok Aling, Penang, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 43(1): 257-283.

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Habitat

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Not stated by Fauvel (1928). Medium to fine sand with less than 5% silt and clay (Ong, 1995).

References

  • Fauvel, P. 1928. Annélides Polychètes nouvelles de l'Inde. II. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 34(2): 159-165.
  • Ong, Bessie. (1995). Polychaetes of Telok Aling, Penang, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 43(1): 257-283.

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