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'''''Osedax mucofloris''''' is a species of [[Bathyal zone|bathypelagic]] [[Polychaete]]s that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead [[whale|whales]].<ref name="BBCNews_Science&Environment_18Oct2005_Omucofloris">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4354286.stm|title='Zombie worms' found off Sweden |date=18 October 2005|publisher=[[BBC News]]|language=English|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="NCBI_22Dec2005_Osedaxmucofloris">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559975/|title=World-wide whale worms? A new species of Osedax from the shallow north Atlantic|date=22 December 2005|publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]]|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="www.nhm.ac.uk_19Oct2005_NorthSeamarineworm">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2005/oct/news_6888.html|title=North Sea marine worm discovered|date=19 October 2005|publisher=[[Natural History Museum]]|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> Translated from [[International scientific vocabulary|the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names]], "Osedax mucofloris" [[Literal translation|literally]] means "bone-eating snot-flower".<ref name="BBCNews_Science&Environment_18Oct2005_Omucofloris"/><ref name="www.nhm.ac.uk_19Oct2005_NorthSeamarineworm"/> |
'''''Osedax mucofloris''''' is a species of [[Bathyal zone|bathypelagic]] [[Polychaete]]s that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead [[whale|whales]].<ref name="BBCNews_Science&Environment_18Oct2005_Omucofloris">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4354286.stm|title='Zombie worms' found off Sweden |date=18 October 2005|publisher=[[BBC News]]|language=English|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="NCBI_22Dec2005_Osedaxmucofloris">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559975/|title=World-wide whale worms? A new species of Osedax from the shallow north Atlantic|date=22 December 2005|publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]]|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="www.nhm.ac.uk_19Oct2005_NorthSeamarineworm">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2005/oct/news_6888.html|title=North Sea marine worm discovered|date=19 October 2005|publisher=[[Natural History Museum]]|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> Translated from [[International scientific vocabulary|the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names]], "Osedax mucofloris" [[Literal translation|literally]] means "bone-eating snot-flower".<ref name="BBCNews_Science&Environment_18Oct2005_Omucofloris"/><ref name="www.nhm.ac.uk_19Oct2005_NorthSeamarineworm"/> |
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==In popular culture== |
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Osedax mucofloris was a plot device in the [[Bones (TV series)|Bones]] episode [[Bones (season 6)|The Shallow in the Deep]], helping to prove that one of the skeletons was much more recent than the others found in a sunken slave ship. |
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Osedax mucofloris is a species of bathypelagic Polychaetes that is reported to sustain itself on the bones of dead whales.[2][3][4] Translated from the mixed Greek and Latin used in scientific names, "Osedax mucofloris" literally means "bone-eating snot-flower".[2][4]
In popular culture
Osedax mucofloris was a plot device in the Bones episode The Shallow in the Deep, helping to prove that one of the skeletons was much more recent than the others found in a sunken slave ship.
References
- ^ G. W. Rouse, S. K. Goffredi, and R. C. Vrijenhoek (2004). "Osedax: Bone-Eating Marine Worms with Dwarf Males". Science. 305: 668–671. doi:10.1126/science.1098650. PMID 15286372.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "'Zombie worms' found off Sweden". BBC News. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "World-wide whale worms? A new species of Osedax from the shallow north Atlantic". National Center for Biotechnology Information. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ a b "North Sea marine worm discovered". Natural History Museum. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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