Priapulus tuberculatospinosus

Priapulus tuberculatospinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Priapulida
Class: Priapulimorpha
Order: Priapulimorphida
Family: Priapulidae
Genus: Priapulus
Species:
P. tuberculatospinosus
Binomial name
Priapulus tuberculatospinosus
Baird, 1868
Synonyms
  • Priapulus caudatus var. antarcticus Michaelsen, 1889
  • Priapulus fuegensis Lahille, 1899

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]

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  2. ^ "Priapulus tuberculatospinosus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ "Priapulus tuberculatospinosus Baird, 1868". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ a b "Priapulus tuberculatospinosus Baird 1868 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-04-25.