Osedax

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin, ōs ("bone") + edāx (devourer).

Proper noun

Osedax m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Siboglinidae – recently discovered deep-sea boneworms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Polychaeta – class; Sedentaria - subclass; Canalipalpata - infraclass; Sabellida - order; Siboglinidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Osedax frankpressi, Osedax mucofloris, Osedax rubiplumus - species

References

• Osedax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Osedax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Osedax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Osedax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Osedax at World Register of Marine Species