Description
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, on vertebrate bones.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Rouse, G.W., N.G. Wilson, K. Worsaae, and R.C. Vrijenhoek (2015). A dwarf male reversal in bone-eating worms. Current Biology, 25: 236-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.032
Citation:
Osedax priapus
(Rouse, Wilson, Worsaae & Vrijenhoek, 2015) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Osedax%20priapus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.