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Oligobrachia
Sign in to saveOligobrachia is a genus in the family Siboglinidae, commonly known as beard worms. These beard worms are typically found at spreading centers, hydrothermal vents, and undersea volcanoes. The Siboglinidae are annelids that can often be found buried in sediments.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderSabellida
- FamilySiboglinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 72
- Family
- Siboglinidae
- Collections
- SIO, MCZ, NMV
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Peru, United States, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Siboglinidae
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- taxon name
- Oligobrachia
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- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Endosymbiotic bacteria
- Hemoglobin production
- Internal anatomy
- Development
- References
Oligobrachia is a genus in the family Siboglinidae, commonly known as beard worms. These beard worms are typically found at spreading centers, hydrothermal vents, and undersea volcanoes. The Siboglinidae are annelids that can often be found buried in sediments.
Beard worms do not inhabit one specific part of the world's oceans but are distributed across ocean floors as long as the surrounding environmental conditions are suitable; these populations are referred to as metapopulations. Most commonly, these organisms are found on the ocean floor, at depths ranging from approximately 25 meters to several hundred meters.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oligobrachia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.