Osedax priapus
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| Osedax priapus | |
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Rouse et al., 2004[1]
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O. priapus
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| Osedax priapus Rouse et al., 2014,[2]
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Osedax priapus is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales.
Description
Unlike other species of Osedax, males of this species grow to a full size and can feed independently of females, thus demonstrating reversal of sexual size dimorphism.[2][3]
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