A bristleworm (Branchiomma bombyx)
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Researched by | Saskiya Richards | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Dalyell, 1853) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Dasychone bombyx (Dalyell, 1853) |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Branchiomma bombyx is widespread around all coasts of the British Isles but is not often found in great numbers.Global distribution
Branchiomma bombyx is also found in the Mediterranean.Habitat
Branchiomma bombyx inhabits low water and sublittoral zones and is found amongst rock crevices, stones and shells.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Yellowish-brown, segmented bristle-worm up to 5 cm in length.
- Crown of up to 50 stiff, featherlike, violet and brown tentacles in two sets.
- Short, ventrally notched collar on first segment.
- Segments bear paired, shoe-horn shaped, epithelial flaps on each side.
- Second to seventh segments are thoracic with short, hooked, ventral chaetae and longer, slender dorsal chaetae on each side.
- Chaetae of abdominal segments arranged in a 'C' shape.
Additional information
Branchiomma bombyx forms tubes that it inhabits. This species may be mistaken for Megalomma spp. that have identical thoracic chaetae or, Bispira volutacornis with similar abdominal chaetae.Listed by
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Bibliography
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Datasets
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, 2018. Ulster Museum Marine Surveys of Northern Ireland Coastal Waters. Occurrence dataset https://www.nmni.com/CEDaR/CEDaR-Centre-for-Environmental-Data-and-Recording.aspx accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-25.
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-10
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Last Updated: 12/09/2007