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Osedax mucofloris bone eating snot flower worm.

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Osedax mucofloris is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales. Translated from the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names, "Osedax mucofloris" literally means "snot-flower bone-eater", though the less-accurate "bone-eating snot-flower worm" seems to be the form. Translated from the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names, "Osedax mucofloris" literally means "snot-flower bone-eater", though the less-accurate "bone-eating snot-flower worm" seems to be the form actually used. The species References. G. W. Rouse; S. K. Goffredi & R. C. Vrijenhoek (2004).

Osedax worms are whale-fall specialists that infiltrate whale bones with their root tissues. We investigated the diversity and distribution of symbiotic bacteria in Osedax mucofloris from shallow-water whale-falls in the North Atlantic using comparative 16S rRNA sequence analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). We observed a higher diversity of endosymbionts than previously described from other Osedax species. 8. osedax mucofloris. whale-falls north.

The bone-eating siboglinid polychaete Osedax mucofloris Glover, Källström, Smith & Dahlgren, 2005 is reported from Norwegian waters for the first time. Dense growth was found on bovine bones deposited at 118 meters depth off western Norway. Dwarf males were observed for the first time. Figure 2. Dense growth of Osedax mucofloris on a bovine bone in a laboratory aquarium. White growth is Beggiatoa-like bacteria. Photo: David Osca Ferriol. Figure 3. Osedax mucofloris from Bjørnafjord, Western Norway. A. Live, dissected female surrounded by eggs.