Riftia pachyptila

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Translingual

Riftia pachyptila at a black smoker vent off the coast of the Pacific Northwest (US)

Etymology

From Riftia + Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, “thick”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

Proper noun

Riftia pachyptila f

A taxonomic species within the family Siboglinidae – the giant tube worms.

Hypernyms

(species): Canalipalpata - order; Sabellida - suborder; Siboglinidae - family; Riftia - genus

References

Riftia pachyptila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Riftia pachyptila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Riftia pachyptila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Riftia pachyptila at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Riftia_pachyptila at Animal Diversity Web
Riftia pachyptila at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Riftia pachyptila at World Register of Marine Species

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