Polydora ciliata
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Polydora ciliata ( syn. Leucodore ciliatus ) Iconographia Zoologica , University of Amsterdam |
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( Johnston , 1838) |
Polydora ciliata is a worm from the family of Spionidae within the class of polychaete (Polychaeta).
features
The yellowish brown or light yellow, at the end of the body darker ringworm reaches a body length of up to 30 mm and a width of 7 to 10 mm. The body consists of up to 180 segments. Dorsally, the species bears gills from the 7th segment , only the last 10 to 20 segments are without gills. The enlarged 5th segment has 6 to 7 particularly long, laterally toothed bristles. There are no or up to four eyes and two long palpi present, the average Occipital - antenna missing.
distribution
Polydora ciliata occurs in the entire North Sea , in the Skagerrak , Kattegat , Öresund , in the Baltic Sea , in the Indo-Pacific , from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean , in the Red Sea , in the Black Sea and in the Antarctic .
Way of life
With the help of the bristles of the 5th segment, Polydora ciliata digs tubes in limestone, calcareous algae sediment ( Lithothamnia ) stones, clay soil or in old mussel shells. It also inhabits wood or laminaria adhesive organs. The worm can also be found in brackish water .
Taxonomy
Polydora ciliata was scientifically described for the first time in 1838 by George Johnston as Leucodore ciliatus in the Magazine of Zoology and Botany, Edinburgh .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Polydora ciliata in the Marine Species Identification Portal.
- ↑ Polydora ciliata in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
- ↑ Polydora ciliata in the World Register of Marine Species
- ^ A b Jacqueline Hill: Polydora ciliata. A bristleworm. 2007, Marine Life Information Network. ( Online ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. )
- ↑ S. Ü. Karhan, E. Kalkan, N. Simboura, E. Mutlu, M. Bekbölet: On the Occurrence and Established Populations of the Alien Polychaete Polydora cornuta Bosc, 1802 (Polychaeta: Spionidae) in the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus Strait (Turkey) . In: Mediterranean Marine Science 9/1, 2008, p. 6.
- ↑ Polydora ciliata details at World Register of Marine Species.