| Dendropoma gregarium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Dendropoma |
| Species: | D. gregarium |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendropoma gregaria (incorrect gender ending) | |
Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.
Description
The Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail in the family Vermetidae. It is identifiable by its brown shell that forms in irregular coils around its body, making it resemble a worm.
Distribution
D. gregarium is found in Hawaii and the Tropical Eastern Pacific. In Hawaiian it is known as kio pōhakupele or kio po'apo'ai.
Habitat
D. gregarium inhabit the intertidal and subtidal zone. All worm snails are sessile, they attach to rocks or hard surfaces where they will remain for their entire lives. While on these rocks they often look like small black holes.
References
- WoRMS. "Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- Kay, E. Alison, ed. (1979). Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. 4: Mollusca / E. Alison Kay. Bishop Museum special publication. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-910240-26-0.
- "Gregarious Worm Snail, Dendropoma gregarium". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay ex Hadfield et al. 1972". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- Philippoff, Joanna; Wood, Caroline; Morishige, Kanoe; La Valle, Florybeth F.; Wood, Matthew; Faucci, Anuschka (2018). A Field Guide to Hawai'i's Coastal Organisms: Algae and Invertebrates. ISBN 978-1-58351-165-7.
- "Worm shell | Marine, Mollusk & Gastropod | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- "Dendropoma gregaria". OPIHI. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
Further reading
- Golding, R. E.; Bieler, R.; Rawlings, T. A.; Collins, T. M. (2014). "Deconstructing Dendropoma: a systematic revision of a world-wide worm-snail group with descriptions of new genera (Caenogastropoda: Vermetidae)". Malacologia. 57 (1): 1–97. doi:10.4002/040.057.0103.
- Hadfield, M. G.; Kay, E. A.; Gillette, M.U.; Lloyd, M.C. (1972). "The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands". Marine Biology. 12 (1): 81–98. Bibcode:1972MarBi..12...81H. doi:10.1007/BF00347431.
- Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). "Catalogue of Recent and fossil "worm-snail" taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2948: 1–103. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2948.1.1.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dendropoma gregarium | |