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{{Short description|Family of annelid worms}} |
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| image = Aeolosoma hemprichi beniaburamimizu.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''[[Aeolosoma]]'' |
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| taxon = Aeolosomatidae |
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| authority = Beddard, 1895<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=WoRMS |year=2015 |title=Aeolosomatidae Beddard, 1895 |id=558773 |accessdate=27 October 2017|db=}}</ref> |
| authority = Beddard, 1895<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=WoRMS |year=2015 |title=Aeolosomatidae Beddard, 1895 |id=558773 |accessdate=27 October 2017|db=}}</ref> |
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The '''Aeolosomatidae''' is a family of very small, aquatic [[Annelida|annelid worms]], |
The '''Aeolosomatidae''' is a family of very small, aquatic [[Annelida|annelid worms]], between 0.3 and 10 mm in length and 0.04-0.06 mm in diameter. About 30 species have been described in three [[genus|genera]].<ref name=AFTI/> These worms are known as '''suction-feeding worms''' and occupy freshwater, brackish, and saltwater habitats. They are bottom and sediment dwellers, inhabiting spaces around aquatic plants and the detritus-rich sands and sediments of freshwater habitats ([[microfauna]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Aeolosomatidae data - Encyclopedia of Life|url=https://eol.org/pages/151/data|access-date=2021-03-08|website=eol.org}}</ref> |
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==Ecology== |
==Ecology== |
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Aeolosomatids feed on microalgae. They place their prostomia over the substrate and create a vacuum, swallowing small particles and their attached algae. They are |
Aeolosomatids feed on microalgae, microorganisms, and [[detritus]].<ref name=":0" /> They place their [[Prostomium|prostomia]] over the substrate and create a vacuum, swallowing small particles and their attached algae. They are able to reproduce sexually, but most reproduction is asexual. This is done by [[paratomy]]/fission ([[Fragmentation (reproduction)|fragmentation]]) as posterior segments break away or detach from the parent worm. This begins when the worm reaches a determined number of millimeters (depending on the species), which gives rise to the clonal production of a chain of [[Zooid|filial zooids]] that detach themselves from the parental zooid in a few days.<ref name=AFTI>{{cite web |url=http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/TFI/start%20key/key/Annelida%20key/Media/HTML/Aeolosomatidae.html |title=Family Aeolosomatidae |author= |date= |work=Key to Australian Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Annelid families]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 15 May 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Aeolosomatidae Beddard, 1895[1] |
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The Aeolosomatidae is a family of very small, aquatic annelid worms, between 0.3 and 10 mm in length and 0.04-0.06 mm in diameter. About 30 species have been described in three genera.[2] These worms are known as suction-feeding worms and occupy freshwater, brackish, and saltwater habitats. They are bottom and sediment dwellers, inhabiting spaces around aquatic plants and the detritus-rich sands and sediments of freshwater habitats (microfauna)[3]
Ecology
[edit]Aeolosomatids feed on microalgae, microorganisms, and detritus.[3] They place their prostomia over the substrate and create a vacuum, swallowing small particles and their attached algae. They are able to reproduce sexually, but most reproduction is asexual. This is done by paratomy/fission (fragmentation) as posterior segments break away or detach from the parent worm. This begins when the worm reaches a determined number of millimeters (depending on the species), which gives rise to the clonal production of a chain of filial zooids that detach themselves from the parental zooid in a few days.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ WoRMS (2015). "Aeolosomatidae Beddard, 1895". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Family Aeolosomatidae". Key to Australian Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Aeolosomatidae data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.