- Source: Eunice (annelid)
Eunice is a genus in the polychaete family Eunicidae. Individuals grow to a length of between 0.5 and 300 cm (0.20 and 118.11 in). Their bodies have multiple segments. They have two eyes and five tentacles. They have well-developed sense organs and relatively large brains. Their color is dark purple-brown to red-brown with a white ring at the fourth segment. They are found in oceans and seas around the world. They have an evertible proboscis with distinctive mouthparts, some of which comprise two rows of maxilliary plates in a radula-like fashion.
Species
References
Davey, Keith. Life on Australian Seashores. "Eunice." Online. March 4, 2008.
Taxonomicon
Bennett, I. (1987) W.J. Dakin's classic study: Australian Seashores. p. 190, Angus & Robertson, Sydney.
Davey, K. (1998) A Photographic Guide to Seashore Life of Australia. p. 37, New Holland, Sydney.
Edgar, G.J. (1997) Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. p. 159, Reed Books, Kew.
Fishelson, L. & F. Rullier (1969). Quelques Annelides Polychetes de la Mer Rouge. Israel Journal of Zoology 18: 49-117.
Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp.
Phillips, R. Dales. Annelids Pg 110. Hutchison and Company. London. 1963.
Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (1982) Marine Invertebrates of Victoria, Pt. 1. p. 257, South Australian Government Printer, Adelaide.
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Eunice (annelid)
- Eunice
- Eunice aphroditois
- Polychaete
- List of annelid families
- Eunicidae
- Palola viridis
- Eunice pennata
- Websteroprion
- Eunice norvegica
