DSG - Osedax

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Osedax Author: Rouse, Goffredi, and Vrijenhoek 2004 Representative image using: Osedax roseus MBARI 2013: D471-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Osedax rubiplumus Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Osedax jabba MBARI 2004: T769 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Osedax frankpressi Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Annelida (phylum) Polychaeta (class) Sedentaria (subclass) Canalipalpata (infraclass) Sabellida (order) Siboglinidae (family) Osedax (genus) Osedax bryani (species) Osedax docricketts (species) Osedax frankpressi (species) Osedax jabba (species) Osedax knutei (species) Osedax lehmani (species) Osedax lonnyi (species) Osedax packardorum (species) Osedax priapus (species) Osedax randyi (species) Osedax roseus (species) Osedax rubiplumus (species) Osedax ryderi (species) Osedax sigridae (species) Osedax talkovici (species) Osedax tiburon (species) Osedax ventana (species) Osedax westernflyer (species) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, on vertebrate bones. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Rouse, G.W., S.K. Goffredi, and R.C. Vrijenhoek (2004). Osedax: Bone-eating marine worms with dwarf males. Science, 305: 668-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1098650 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Osedax (Rouse, Goffredi, and Vrijenhoek 2004) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Osedax. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-10-25.
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