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Pista pacifica

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Species of worm

Pista pacifica
Anterior portion of the body of Pista pacifica
Entrance to the burrow of Pista pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Terebellidae
Genus: Pista
Species: P. pacifica
Binomial name
Pista pacifica
Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942

Pista pacifica is a species of polychaete worm in the family Terebellidae native to the coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from British Columbia to Southern California. It creates vertical tubes in intertidal mud or sand that can be more than two feet deep. The tubes extend above the substrate, terminating in overhangs bearing many marginal tendrils. The worms themselves can grow up to 37 cm long, and, like all members of the family Terebellidae, they are particle feeders that use their tentacles to forage for organic detritus around their burrows. The scale worm Halosydna brevisetosa may reside commensally in their tubes.

References

  1. Fauchald, Kristian. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942". www.marinespecies.org. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ Morris, Robert H. (1980). Intertidal invertebrates of California (1 ed.). Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-8047-1045-7.
  3. Ueda, Ken-ichi (5 June 2019). "Pista pacifica from Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA on June 05, 2019 at 07:46 AM". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. Carlton, James T. (2007). The Light and Smith manual : intertidal invertebrates from central California to Oregon (Fourth, completely revised and expanded ed.). Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 399. ISBN 0-520-23939-3.
Taxon identifiers
Pista pacifica
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