Odontosyllis phosphorea: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Syllidae
- Genus
- Odontosyllis
- Species
- Odontosyllis phosphorea
- Scientific Name
- Odontosyllis phosphorea
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Odontosyllis phosphorea
Odontosyllis phosphorea, commonly known as a fireworm, is a polychaete worm that inhabits the Pacific coast of North and Central America. The organism normally lives in a tube on the seabed, but it becomes bioluminescent when it rises to the surface of the sea during breeding season.
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