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Scientific Name: Kuwaita heteropoda (Marenzeller, 1879)
Synonym: Lumbrinereis heteropoda heteropoda (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Clamworm
Local/Bangla Name: Somudra Bicha (সমুদ্র বিছা), Somudra Changa (সমুদ্র ছ্যাংগা)
Photo: Hong Zhou(BOLD)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Eunicida
Family: Lumbrineridae
Description:
The prostomium is cone-shaped, and the upper jaw-plates are shiny black. The feet are remarkably lengthy. The initial 40 feet exclusively possess uncomplicated capillary setae. Hooks start to emerge from the tenth segment bearing setae. The slender upper teeth are somewhat diminished, resulting in the hooks having a two-toothed appearance. The coloration is greenish-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Patkosta, Burigoalini and Sharankhola of the 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.
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