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Scientific Name: Dendronereis aestuarina Southern, 1921
English Name: Clamworm
Local/Bangla Name: Somudra Bicha (সমুদ্র বিছা), Somudra Changa (সমুদ্র ছ্যাংগা)
Photo: tunghai (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Description:
The head has a deep notch at the front, where it holds two small tentacles. The rear edge of the head is wider and has rounded corners. There are two pairs of large eyes, with the front pair situated at the anterior border of the basal segment. The papillae are either pear-shaped or spindle-shaped, and the maxillary segment lacks papillae. The jaws have 9-10 teeth, with two or three at each end, although they may not be very distinct. The initial foot consists only of a long and tapering dorsal cirrus with a lobe underneath it, along with the ventral setigerous division, which comprises 6-8 lobes and the ventral cirrus.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Muddy beach of Coxs bazar and Sundarban mangrove forest
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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