| Brania pusilla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Brania |
| Species: | B. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae.[1] The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments.[3] It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species.[4] According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1995-06-29). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. OUP Oxford. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-19-854055-7.
- ↑ Dorresteijn, Adriaan W. C.; Westheide, Wilfried (2013-04-18). Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-94-017-2887-4.
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