A remarkable diversity of bone-eating worms (Osedax; Siboglinidae; Annelida)

Table 1 Characteristics of Osedax OTUs.

Taxa	Authority¹	Depth (m)	Approx. Size²	Palp color	Pinnules³	Oviduct⁴	Roots	Museum Voucher⁵
O. rubiplumus	Rouse et al. 2004	1820--2893	59	brilliant red	out	long	long, branched	CASIZ 170238
O. frankpressi	Rouse et al. 2004	1820--2893	23	red with white lateral stripe	in	long	robust, lobate	CASIZ 170235
O. mucofloris	Glover et al. 2005	30--125	14	white to pink	in	long	robust, lobate
O. japonicus	Fujikura et al. 2006	224--250	16	pink	out	short	robust, lobate
O. roseus	Rouse et al. 2008	633--1820	24	bright red	out	long	long, branched	SIO-BIC A979-981
O. spiral	Braby et al. 2007	2893	25	no palps	none	absent	long thin filaments	SIO-BIC A1639
O. yellow-collar	Braby et al. 2007	383	18	red	both	long	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1640
O. orange-collar	Braby et al. 2007	383--1018	18	red	both	long	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1641
O. nude-palp-A	Jones et al. 2008	1820	25	red	none	?	?	SIO-BIC A1642
O. nude-palp-B	Jones et al. 2008	2893	25	red	none	?	?	SIO-BIC A1643
O. nude-palp-C	Rouse et al. 2009	1018	12	red	none	?	?	SIO-BIC A1644
O. nude-palp-D	this report	1018-1820	12	red	none	?	?	SIO-BIC A1645
O. nude-palp-E	this report	1018	12	red	none	?	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1646
O. nude-palp-F	this report	2892	18	red	none	?	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1647
O. white-collar	this report	1018	6	red with white stripe	both	long	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1648
O. yellow-patch	this report	633--1018	5	pale	both	long	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1649
O. green-palp	this report	1820	3	red/green	?	long	robust, lobate	SIO-BIC A1650
S. brattstromi	Webb 1964	600	40	red	none	absent	none

¹Authority and date of species description, or reference to first report in literature if species is undescribed.
²Maximum length of truck and crown (mm) when preserved.
³Orientation of pinnules if present: in = inward; out = outward; both = inward & outward; none = no pinnules.
⁴Extension of oviduct beyond trunk.
⁵Abbreviations: CASIZ, California Academy of Sciences Invertebrate Zoology collection; SIO-BIC, The Scripps Institutionof Oceanography Benthic Invertebrates Collection.

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