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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Salmacina dysteri (Huxley, 1855) |
| Synonyms : |
Salmacina |
| Classification : |
Polychaeta ( Polychaetes, Paddle-footed annelids ) |
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Name : |
Salmacine
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Sagebrush tube worm
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
A tubeworm between 4-5 mm long and with ca 30 body segments. The body is pink with a colourless, white or pinkish crown of 8 tentacles. Salmacina dysteri live in delicate, calcareous tubes that are almost translucent white and up to 0.5 mm in diameter.
These worms occur in dense aggregations that interweave their tubes in a rope-like mass. |
| Possible confusions |
| Almost identical to the tubeworm Filograna implexa. The two species can be distinguished by the cup-shaped terminals (opercula) to two of the crown tentacles present in Filograna implexa, which are absent in Salmacina dysteri. Salmacina dysteri may form large globular masses which divers have described as "like brain coral". |
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Biology
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Rocks |
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| Occur on rocks and may be found on the lower shore, but more commonly occur sublittorally in less sheltered areas. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Atlantic Ocean (British Islands, France, etc.) |
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Links
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| Websites : |
http://chypre.ima.uco.fr/etudiants/projets/nereis/pag834.htm
http://limouz1.free.fr/biologie_atl/salmacine.htm
http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/annelida/saldys.htm
http://www.marlin.ac.uk/index2.htm?species/Saldys.htm
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 21/07/2003
Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 21/07/2003
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