vestimentiferan
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vestimentiferan — n. Any of various marine tubeworms, including the giant tubeworms, of the phylum Vestimentifera, that lack a digestive system, depend on chemoautotrophic bacteria for nutrients, and inhabit areas close to deep sea hydrothermal vents or areas of… … Universalium
vestimentiferan — noun Etymology: New Latin Vestimentifera, from vestimentum muscular structure by which the worm emerges from its tube (from Latin, garment) + fera, neuter plural of fer fer Date: 1982 any of a taxonomic group (Vestimentifera) of very large tube… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone … Wikipedia
Kenneth M. Halanych — is a professor in zoology at the Auburn University, Alabama. He was born in Baltimore in 1966. He received his PhD in Zoology in 1994, from University of Texas. He works on higher level systematics of invertebrates, mainly marine. According to… … Wikipedia
Suintement froid — Vers tubicoles à association symbiotique Lamellibrachia luymesi d un suintement froid à 550 m de profondeur dans le golfe du Mexique, dans les sédiments autour d un tapis orange de bactéries Beggiatoa spp. et des coquilles vides de palourdes et d … Wikipédia en Français
tube worm — noun Date: circa 1819 a worm that lives in a tube: as a. any of various polychaetes or oligochaetes b. (1) pogonophoran (2) vestimentiferan … New Collegiate Dictionary
Siboglinidae — Taxobox name = Siboglinidae image width = 250px image caption = Riftia pachyptila regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Canalipalpata familia = Siboglinidae familia authority = Caullery, 1914 subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
Hydrothermal vent — Marine habitats White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide at the Champagne vent, Northwest Eifuku volcano, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Littoral zone … Wikipedia
Lamellibrachia — Taxobox name = Lamellibrachia image width = 250px image caption = Lamellibrachia luymesi regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Sabellidae familia = Siboglinidae genus = Lamellibrachia genus authority = Webb, 1969… … Wikipedia
