Antillesoma antillarum

Antillesoma antillarum is the type species of the peanut worm genus Antillesoma. The genus belongs to the family Phascolosomatidae.[1]

Antillesoma antillarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Sipuncula
Order: Phascolosomatida
Family: Phascolosomatidae
Genus: Antillesoma
Species:
A. antillarum
Binomial name
Antillesoma antillarum
(Grube, 1858)

Synonymy

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Distribution

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This species is considered a cosmopolitan species. They are widespread in tropical and subtropical waters. It has been reported in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean from Florida to Brazil, in the eastern Atlantic in Sierra Leone.[2][3]

Habitat

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Antillesoma antillarum has been found inhabiting mollusc shell middens. They accompany and associate with the following species of sipunculids: Aspidosiphon albus, A. Parvulus, A. fischeri, Temistes lageniformis, y Nephasoma pellucidum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ World Register of Marine Especies (WoRMS): Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858) AphiaID: 136075 [1]
  2. ^ Cutler, Edward B. (1994): The Sipuncula: their systematic, biology and evolution. Comstock Publishing Associates of Cornell University. Ithaca, New York. 406p ISBN 0-8014-2843-2 [2]
  3. ^ a b "Sipuncula LifeDesk". Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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