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Osborn, K.J.; Haddock, S.H.D.; Pleijel, F.; Madin, L.P.; Rouse, G.W. (2009). Deep-sea, swimming worms with luminescent "bombs". Science (Wash.). 325(5943): 964 and online supplement.
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Osborn, K.J.; Haddock, S.H.D.; Pleijel, F.; Madin, L.P.; Rouse, G.W.
2009
Deep-sea, swimming worms with luminescent "bombs"
Science (Wash.)
325(5943): 964 and online supplement
Publication
World Polychaeta Database. A fuller description is in the online supplement
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By using remotely operated vehicles, we found seven previously unknown species of swimming annelid worms below 1800 meters. Specimens were large and bore a variety of elaborate head appendages. In addition, five species have pairs of ellipsoidal organs homologous to branchiae that produce brilliant green bioluminescence when autotomized. Five genes were used to determine the evolutionary relationships of these worms within Cirratuliformia. These species form a clade within Acrocirridae and were not closely related to either of the two known pelagic cirratuliforms. Thus, this clade represents a third invasion of the pelagic realm from Cirratuliformia. This finding emphasizes the wealth of discoveries to be made in pelagic and deep demersal habitats.
California quadrant
Swima Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009 (original description)
Swima bombiviridis Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009 (original description)
Swima bombiviridis Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009 (original description)
Holotype SIO BIC A1282, geounit California, identified as Swima bombiviridis Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009
Diagnosis
Swimming acrocirrids with more than 30 long (more than body width) chaetae per parapodium. Eyes absent. Head not ... [details]
Diagnosis
Swima with transparent gut. Possessing a thick, transparent gelatinous sheath penetrated throughout by narrow ... [details]
Etymology
Named for members' ability to swim. The name is treated as an arbitrary combination of letters and is designated as ... [details]