Gibbs, P. E. (1987). A new species of Phascolosoma (Sipuncula) associated with a decaying whale's skull trawled at 880 m depth in the South-west Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14(1): 135-137.

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10.1080/03014223.1987.10422691 [view]

Gibbs, P. E.

1987

14(1): 135-137

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1987.10422691

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Based on a large collection of specimens associated with a decaying whale's skull trawled from 880 m depth in the South-west Pacific off Chatham Island, a new species belonging to the genus Phascolosoma (Sipuncula) is described. The presence of oil droplets within the gut suggests these sipunculans were saprophagic, the first evidence of such a habit within the phylum

New Zealand

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Annelida

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