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Brania pusilla

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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. ^ a b "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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Brania pusilla: Brief Summary

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Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae. The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.

The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments. It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species. According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.

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Bioclimatic category

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eurythermic

Reference

Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix.

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Distribution

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cosmopolitan

Reference

Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix.

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