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Scientific Name: Scoletoma tetraura (Schmarda, 1861)
Synonym: Lumbrinereis tetraura (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: False earthworm
Local/Bangla Name: Somudra Bicha (সমুদ্র বিছা), Somudra Changa (সমুদ্র ছ্যাংগা)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Eunicida
Family: Lumbrineridae
Description:
The prostomium is cone-shaped. The dental plates typically have 4 to 5 teeth, and the maxillary supports are usually elongated and kite-shaped. The front feet have a short and rounded front lobe, while the rear lobe is longer and has a blunt conical shape. The posterior feet are longer but share similar characteristics. Winged capillaries can be found up to the 60th foot. Simple hooks with elongated heads start appearing around the fourth foot and continue throughout the rest of the body. The acicula are yellow in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Muddy shores of Bakkhali river mouth in Coxs Bazar
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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