Brania pusilla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Errantia |
Order: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Syllidae |
Genus: | Brania |
Species: | B. pusilla |
Binomial name | |
Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851) | |
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Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae. The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments. It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species. According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.
References
- ^ "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1995-06-29). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. OUP Oxford. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-19-854055-7.
- Dorresteijn, Adriaan W. C.; Westheide, Wilfried (2013-04-18). Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-94-017-2887-4.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Brania pusilla |
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