Published April 23, 2024 | Version v1
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FIGURE 3. A. Cow bones from which Osedax bozoi n in New Species of Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida) from New Zealand and the Gulf of Mexico

  • 1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA
  • 2. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), 301 Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington New Zealand

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FIGURE 3. A. Cow bones from which Osedax bozoi n. sp. were found being recovered by ROV after 51 days at ~2,000 m in the Gulf of Mexico. B. Spine and skull of Alligator mississippiensis deployed at ~2,000 m in the Gulf of Mexico. Osedax are visible on the vertebrae and jaw. Osedax craigmcclaini n. sp. was found on these bones. C. Alligator mississippiensis skull with Osedax visible on the jaw. Images courtesy of Craig McClain.

Notes

Published as part of Berman, Gabriella H., Hiley, Avery S., Read, Geoffrey B. & Rouse, Greg W., 2024, New Species of Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida) from New Zealand and the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 337-352 in Zootaxa 5443 (3) on page 344, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5443.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/11045291

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