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The gutless oligochaete Phallodrilus leukodermatus Giere, a tubificid of structural, ecological and physiological relevance
Giere, O.; Felbeck, H.; Dawson, R.; Liebezeit, G. (1984). The gutless oligochaete Phallodrilus leukodermatus Giere, a tubificid of structural, ecological and physiological relevance, in: Bonomi, G. et al. Aquatic Oligochaeta: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, held in Pallanza, Italy, September 21-24, 1982. Developments in Hydrobiology, 24: pp. 83-89. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6563-8_13
In: Bonomi, G.; Erséus, C. (Ed.) (1984). Aquatic Oligochaeta: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, held in Pallanza, Italy, September 21-24, 1982. Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, vol. 115. Developments in Hydrobiology, 24. W. Junk Publishers: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-90-6193-775-3; e-ISBN 978-94-009-6563-8. 264 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6563-8, more
In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more
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Giere, O.; Felbeck, H.; Dawson, R.; Liebezeit, G. (1984). The gutless oligochaete Phallodrilus leukodermatus Giere, a tubificid of structural, ecological and physiological relevance. Hydrobiologia 115: 83-89. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00027897, more

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Document type: Conference paper

Keywords
    Phallodrilus leukodermatus Giere, 1979 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Giere, O.
  • Felbeck, H.
  • Dawson, R.
  • Liebezeit, G.

Abstract
    Phallodrilus leukodermatus is not only characterized by the complete absence of mouth, gut, anus and nephridia, but also by an exceptional dermal ultrastructure which is associated with gram-negative bacteria. The vertical distribution of the worms from Bermudian carbonate sands is also unusual in attaining population maximum at oligoxic or anoxic depths around the redox discontinuity (RPD) layer, where extremely high concentrations of amino acids and sugars are to be recorded. Based on results from current ecophysiological and ultrastructural studies, an interpretation of the unique biology of the worms is attempted.

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