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Scientific Name: Neanthes mossambica (Day, 1957)
English Name: Clamworm
Local/Bangla Name: Nereis (নেরিস)
Photo: Natural History Museum
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Description:
The prostomium has two sets of basic pigmented eyes, a single pair of small tentacles on the upper side, and another pair of short, thick, flesh-like tentacles on the lower side. The front feet have three lobes on the upper side, with the setigerous lobe being small and joined to the lower lobe. In the rear feet, there are two pointed lobes on the upper side, with the upper lobe being longer than the lower one and separated from it by a noticeable gap. The dorsal cirrus is not significantly elongated, and there are no specialized hook-like structures on the upper side of the feet.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Estuary area of Bangladesh
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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