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Neural reconstruction of bone-eating Osedax spp. (Annelida) and evolution of the siboglinid nervous system
BACKGROUND: Bone-devouring Osedax worms were described over a decade ago from deep-sea whale falls. The gutless females (and in one species also the males) have a unique root system that penetrates the bone and nourishes them via endosymbiotic bacteria. Emerging from the bone is a cylindrical trunk,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4832464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27080383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0639-7 |