WoRMS taxon details
Osedax japonicus Fujikura, Fujiwara & Kawato, 2006
390051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390051)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fujikura, Fujiwara &, Kawato. 2006. A new species of Osedax (Annelida: Siboglinidae) associated with whale carcasses off Kyushu, Japan. Zoological Science, 23(8): 733-740 [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol H 478, verbatimGeounit Cape...
Holotype NSMT Pol H 478, verbatimGeounit Cape Nomamisaki, Kag... [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Osedax japonicus Fujikura, Fujiwara & Kawato, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390051 on 2025-09-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Fujikura, Fujiwara &, Kawato. 2006. A new species of Osedax (Annelida: Siboglinidae) associated with whale carcasses off Kyushu, Japan. Zoological Science, 23(8): 733-740 [details]
Other
biology source
Tilic, Ekin; Miyamoto, Norio; Herranz, Maria; Worsaae, Katrine. (2024). Hooked on zombie worms? Genetic blueprints of bristle formation in Osedax japonicus (Annelida). <em>EvoDevo.</em> 15(1): 7: 1-12., available online at https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13227-024-00227-1 [details]
biology source Rouan, Alice; Miyamoto, Norio; Worsaae, Karine. (2025). Predetermined sex revealed by a female transient gut in non-feeding larvae of Osedax (Siboglinidae, Annelida). <em>EvoDevo.</em> 16(1): 1-15., available online at https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13227-025-00251-9
note: Osedax japonicus held in laboratory culture [details]
biology source Rouan, Alice; Miyamoto, Norio; Worsaae, Karine. (2025). Predetermined sex revealed by a female transient gut in non-feeding larvae of Osedax (Siboglinidae, Annelida). <em>EvoDevo.</em> 16(1): 1-15., available online at https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13227-025-00251-9
note: Osedax japonicus held in laboratory culture [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NSMT Pol H 478, verbatimGeounit Cape Nomamisaki, Kag... [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホネクイハナムシ | [details] |
