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The gossamer worm (Tomopteris, Neo-Latin from Greek meaning "a cut" + "wing" but taken to mean "fin") [3] is a genus of marine planktonic polychaetes.All described species are known to be holoplanktic, meaning that they spend their entire life cycles in the water column.
The genus Tomopteris consist of about 70 species, and the three other genera of one known species each. [1] Length varies from just 1-2 cm to 30 cm. [2] These are very active swimmers, and have some of the highest metabolic rate among annelids. [3]
Phyllodocida is an order of polychaete worms in the subclass Aciculata. [1] These worms are mostly marine, though some are found in brackish water.Most are active benthic creatures, moving over the surface or burrowing in sediments, or living in cracks and crevices in bedrock.
Examples of holoplankton include some diatoms, radiolarians, some dinoflagellates, foraminifera, amphipods, krill, copepods, and salps, as well as some gastropod mollusk species. Holoplankton dwell in the pelagic zone as opposed to the benthic zone. [2] Holoplankton include both phytoplankton and zooplankton and vary in size.
In some species, the pharynx is modified into a lengthy proboscis. The digestive tract is a simple tube, usually with a stomach part way along. The smallest species, and those adapted to burrowing, lack gills, breathing only through their body surfaces. Most other species have external gills, often associated with the parapodia.
Tomopterus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species: [1] Tomopterus albopilosus Zajciw, 1964; Tomopterus aurantiacosignatus Zajciw, 1969; Tomopterus basimaculatus Zajciw, 1964; Tomopterus brevicornis Giesbert, 1996; Tomopterus clavicornis Magno, 1995; Tomopterus consobrinus Gounelle, 1911
Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...
The larvae of some species, such as the common Mormon and the western tiger swallowtail look like bird droppings. [72] [73] Some species of Lepidoptera sequester or manufacture toxins which are stored in their body tissue, rendering them poisonous to predators; examples include the monarch butterfly in the Americas and Atrophaneura species in ...