Priapulus tuberculatospinosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Priapulida |
Class: | Priapulimorpha |
Order: | Priapulimorphida |
Family: | Priapulidae |
Genus: | Priapulus |
Species: | P. tuberculatospinosus
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Binomial name | |
Priapulus tuberculatospinosus Baird, 1868
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Priapulus tuberculatospinosus is a species of priapulid worm within the family Priapulidae.[1] The species is found distributed in the southern hemisphere around Antarctica in the Southern Ocean and south Atlantic Ocean, with it living at depths of 6 to 5289 meters in benthic environments.[2][3][4] In this distribution, P. tuberculatospinosus is preyed upon by animals such as gummy sharks and Patagonian blennies.[4]