, Note Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur...
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Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur seal bone, 740 m, 36.6085°N, 122.1567°W [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus
Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Osedax priapus Rouse, Wilson, Worsaae & Vrijenhoek, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043047 on 2024-09-30
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details] Etymology authors: "Latin Priapus or Greek Priapos for the god of procreation and personification of the phallus [details] Reproduction Osedax priapus males are independant of females, feed as females do on bone, and are not dwarfed in size, a reversal of what occurs in other Osedax species, but are able to contact and inseminate females via an extensible trunk [details] Type locality Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, on fur seal bone, 740 m, 36.6085°N, 122.1567°W [details]