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词条 Cirriformia capensis
释义

  1. Description

  2. Distribution

  3. Synonyms

  4. References

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|name=Orange thread-gilled worm
|image= threadgill worm0.jpg
|image_caption=
|regnum=Animalia
|phylum=Annelida
|classis=Polychaeta
|subclassis=Canalipalpata
|ordo=Terebellida
|familia=Cirratulidae
| genus = Cirriformia
| species = C. capensis
| binomial = Cirriformia capensis
| binomial_authority = (Schmarda, 1861)
}}Cirriformia capensis, commonly known as the orange thread-gilled worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Cirratulidae.[1]

Description

Orange thread-gilled worms grow to up to 10 cm in total length. They are soft bodied worms which lie buried in sand or mud or between mussels. Only the long tangled orange gills and soft food gathering tentacles are visible.[2]

Distribution

These animals are found off the southern African coast from Angola to Durban in South Africa and are found subtidally to 20m underwater.[2]

Synonyms

The following species are synonyms of Cirriformia capensis:[1]

  • Cirratulus australis Stimpson, 1856 (subjective synonym)
  • Cirratulus capensis Schmarda, 1861 (objective synonym)

References

1. ^http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332691 accessed 22 September 2013
2. ^Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa {{ISBN|978-1-77007-772-0}}
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2 : Terebellida|Animals described in 1861

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