Brania pusilla explained

Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae.[1] The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments.[3] It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species.[4] According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life. 2021-10-04. eol.org.
  2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851). 2021-10-09. www.marinespecies.org. en.
  3. Book: Hayward. P. J.. Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. Ryland. J. S.. 1995-06-29. OUP Oxford. 978-0-19-854055-7. 235–236. en.
  4. Book: Dorresteijn. Adriaan W. C.. Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Westheide. Wilfried. 2013-04-18. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-017-2887-4. 46–47. en.

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