WoRMS taxon details
Osedax roseus Rouse, Worsaae, Johnson, Jones & Vrijenhoek, 2008
588636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:588636)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rouse, Greg W.; Worsaae, K.; Johnson, Shannon B.; Jones, William Joseph; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. (2008). Acquisition of dwarf male "harems" by recently settled females of <i>Osedax roseus</i> n. sp. (Siboglinidae; Annelida). <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 214(1): 67-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/25066661
page(s): 71-77, figs. 3-7 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 71-77, figs. 3-7 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype SIO -BIC A979, geounit Monterey Bay
Holotype SIO -BIC A979, geounit Monterey Bay [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Osedax roseus Rouse, Worsaae, Johnson, Jones & Vrijenhoek, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588636 on 2026-02-13
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original description
Rouse, Greg W.; Worsaae, K.; Johnson, Shannon B.; Jones, William Joseph; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. (2008). Acquisition of dwarf male "harems" by recently settled females of <i>Osedax roseus</i> n. sp. (Siboglinidae; Annelida). <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 214(1): 67-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/25066661
page(s): 71-77, figs. 3-7 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 71-77, figs. 3-7 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Rouse, Greg W.; Worsaae, K.; Johnson, Shannon B.; Jones, William Joseph; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. (2008). Acquisition of dwarf male "harems" by recently settled females of <i>Osedax roseus</i> n. sp. (Siboglinidae; Annelida). <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 214(1): 67-82., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/25066661 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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
