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Pista pacifica | |
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Anterior portion of the body of Pista pacifica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Terebellida |
Family: | Terebellidae |
Genus: | Pista |
Species: | P. pacifica
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Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
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Pista pacifica is a species of polychaete worm in the family Terebellidae native to the coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from British Columbia to Southern California. [1] [2] It creates vertical tubes in intertidal mud or sand [2] that can be more than two feet deep. [3] The tubes extend above the substrate, terminating in overhangs bearing many marginal tendrils. [2] The worms themselves can grow up to 37 cm long, [2] and, like all members of the family Terebellidae, they are particle feeders that use their tentacles to forage for organic detritus around their burrows. [2] The scale worm Halosydna brevisetosa may reside commensally in their tubes. [4]
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Pista pacifica | |
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Anterior portion of the body of Pista pacifica | |
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Entrance to the burrow of Pista pacifica | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Terebellida |
Family: | Terebellidae |
Genus: | Pista |
Species: | P. pacifica
|
Binomial name | |
Pista pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
|
Pista pacifica is a species of polychaete worm in the family Terebellidae native to the coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from British Columbia to Southern California. [1] [2] It creates vertical tubes in intertidal mud or sand [2] that can be more than two feet deep. [3] The tubes extend above the substrate, terminating in overhangs bearing many marginal tendrils. [2] The worms themselves can grow up to 37 cm long, [2] and, like all members of the family Terebellidae, they are particle feeders that use their tentacles to forage for organic detritus around their burrows. [2] The scale worm Halosydna brevisetosa may reside commensally in their tubes. [4]
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