WoRMS taxon details
Osedax priapus Rouse, Wilson, Worsaae & Vrijenhoek, 2015
1043047 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1043047)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rouse, Greg; Wilson, Nerida; Worsaae, Katrine; Vrijenhoek, Robert. (2015). A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms. <em>Current Biology.</em> 25: 236-241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032
page(s): 236 [details]
page(s): 236 [details]
Holotype SIO A4609, geounit Monterey Canyon
, Note Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur...
Holotype SIO A4609, geounit Monterey Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur seal bone, 740 m, 36.6085°N, 122.1567°W [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus
Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Osedax priapus Rouse, Wilson, Worsaae & Vrijenhoek, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043047 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Rouse, Greg; Wilson, Nerida; Worsaae, Katrine; Vrijenhoek, Robert. (2015). A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms. <em>Current Biology.</em> 25: 236-241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032
page(s): 236 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Rouse, Greg; Wilson, Nerida; Worsaae, Katrine; Vrijenhoek, Robert. (2015). A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms. <em>Current Biology.</em> 25: 236-241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032 [details]
additional source Berman, G.; Johnson, S.; Seid, C.; Vrijenhoek, R.; Rouse, G. (2023). Range extensions of Pacific bone-eating worms (Annelida, Siboglinidae, Osedax). <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 11., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/102803/list/8/ [details]
page(s): 236 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Rouse, Greg; Wilson, Nerida; Worsaae, Katrine; Vrijenhoek, Robert. (2015). A Dwarf Male Reversal in Bone-Eating Worms. <em>Current Biology.</em> 25: 236-241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032 [details]
additional source Berman, G.; Johnson, S.; Seid, C.; Vrijenhoek, R.; Rouse, G. (2023). Range extensions of Pacific bone-eating worms (Annelida, Siboglinidae, Osedax). <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 11., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/102803/list/8/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO A4609, geounit Monterey Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus [details]
Reproduction Osedax priapus males are independant of females, feed as females do on bone, and are not dwarfed in size, a reversal of what occurs in other Osedax species, but are able to contact and inseminate females via an extensible trunk [details]
Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur seal bone, 740 m, 36.6085°N, 122.1567°W [details]
