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Scientific Name: Tylonereis fauveli Southern, 1921
English Name: Clamworm
Local/Bangla Name: Somudra Bicha (সমুদ্র বিছা), Somudra Changa (সমুদ্র ছ্যাংগা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereididae
Description:
The proboscis has gentle, cone-shaped papillae. There are two brief tentacles. The ventral setigerous lobe is divided into two lobes in the front, middle, and rear feet. In the anterior feet, this lobe is distinctly split into two flattened, lance-shaped lobes. The terminal segments of the dorsal setae are notably shorter and narrower compared to those of the ventral setae.
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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