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. Hydrobiologia 115: 83-89. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00027897 In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more Related to: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, more |  |
| Keywords | Phallodrilus leukodermatus Giere, 1979 [WoRMS]
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| Authors | | Top | - Giere, O.
- Felbeck, H.
- Dawson, R.
- Liebezeit, G.
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| 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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