The potent respiratory system of Osedax mucofloris (Siboglinidae, Annelida)--a prerequisite for the origin of bone-eating Osedax?

The potent respiratory system of Osedax mucofloris (Siboglinidae, Annelida)--a prerequisite for the origin of bone-eating Osedax?

Members of the conspicuous bone-eating genus, Osedax, are widely distributed on whale falls in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. These gutless annelids contain endosymbiotic heterotrophic bacteria in a branching root system embedded in the bones of vertebrates, whereas a trunk and anterior palps exte...

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Autores principales: Randi S Huusgaard, Bent Vismann, Michael Kühl, Martin Macnaugton, Veronica Colmander, Greg W Rouse, Adrian G Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Katrine Worsaae
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/f1e703ec07d84d6cba65711bbaf47a6c
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