Dendropoma gregarium explained
Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.[1]
Description
The Dendropoma gregarium is a worm snail in the family Vermetidae.[2] It is identifiable by its brown shell that forms in irregular coils around its body, making it resemble a worm.[3]
Distribution
D. gregarium is found in Hawaii and the Tropical Eastern Pacific.[4] In Hawaiian it is known as kio pōhakupele or kio po'apo'ai. [5]
Habitat
D. gregarium inhabit the intertidal and subtidal zone.[6] All worm snails are sessile, they attach to rocks or hard surfaces where they will remain for their entire lives.[7] While on these rocks they often look like small black holes.[8]
References
- Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948: 1-103
- Golding, R. E.; Bieler, R.; Rawlings, T. A.; Collins 2014, T. M. (2014). Deconstructing Dendropoma: a systematic revision of a world-wide worm-snail group with descriptions of new genera (Caenogastropoda: Vermetidae). Malacologia. 57(1): 1-97.
External links
- Hadfield, M. G. & Kay, E. A. In: Hadfield, M.G., Kay, E.A, Gillette, M.U. & Lloyd, M.C. (1972). The Vermetidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Biology. 12(1): 81-98
- Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948: 1-103
Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendropoma gregarium M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972 . 2022-09-09 . www.marinespecies.org.
- Book: Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. 4: Mollusca / E. Alison Kay . 1979 . Bishop Museum Press . 978-0-910240-26-0 . Kay . E. Alison . Bishop Museum special publication . Honolulu, Hawai'i.
- Web site: Gregarious Worm Snail, Dendropoma gregarium . 2024-04-15 . www.marinelifephotography.com.
- Web site: Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay ex Hadfield et al. 1972 articles - Encyclopedia of Life . 2024-04-15 . eol.org.
- Book: Philippoff, Joanna . A Field Guide to Hawai'i's Coastal Organisms: Algae and Invertebrates . Wood . Caroline . Morishige . Kanoe . La Valle . Florybeth F. . Wood . Matthew . Faucci . Anuschka . 2018 . 978-1-58351-165-7.
- Web site: Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay ex Hadfield et al. 1972 articles - Encyclopedia of Life . 2024-04-15 . eol.org.
- Web site: Worm shell Marine, Mollusk & Gastropod Britannica . 2024-04-15 . www.britannica.com . en.
- Web site: Dendropoma gregaria . 2024-04-15 . OPIHI . en-US.