Pomatoceros lamarckii
Pomatoceros lamarckii trochophore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Annelida
Class:
Polychaeta
Order:
Canalipalpata
Family:
Serpulidae
Genus:
Pomatoceros
Species:
P. lamarckii
Binomial name
Pomatoceros lamarckii
(Quatrefages, 1866)

Pomatoceros lamarckii is a species of tube-building annelid worms which is widespread in intertidal and sub-littoral zones around the United Kingdom and northern Europe. They are found attached to firm substrates, from rocks to animal shells to man made structures, and often are noted for their detrimental effect on shipping.[1] It is closely related to, and often confused with, Pomatoceros triqueter.

Pomatoceros lamarckii has been the subject of a number of scientific investigations, due to its presence near sites of historic scientific study, relatively underived mode of development [2] and slowly evolving genetic complement.[3] Recently this organism has been the subject of in depth transcriptomic investigation.[4]

Pomatoceros lamarckii development

References

  1. ^ Hamer, John P; Walker, Graham; Latchford, John W (2001). "Settlement of Pomatoceros lamarkii (Serpulidae) larvae on biofilmed surfaces and the effect of aerial drying". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 260 (1): 113–131. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00247-7. PMID 11358574.
  2. ^ McDougall, Carmel; Chen, Wei-Chung; Shimeld, Sebastian M; Ferrier, David EK (1 January 2006). "The development of the larval nervous system, musculature and ciliary bands of Pomatoceros lamarckii (Annelida): Heterochrony in polychaetes". Frontiers in Zoology. 3 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-3-16. PMC 1615870. PMID 17032451.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Tokiharu; McDougall, Carmel; Troscianko, Jolyon; Chen, Wei-Chung; Jayaraman-Nagarajan, Ahamarshan; Shimeld, Sebastian M; Ferrier, David EK (1 January 2009). "An EST screen from the annelid Pomatoceros lamarckii reveals patterns of gene loss and gain in animals". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9 (1): 240. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-240. PMC 2762978. PMID 19781084.
  4. ^ Kenny, Nathan J; Shimeld, Sebastian M (2012). "Additive multiple k-mer transcriptome of the keelworm Pomatoceros lamarckii (Annelida; Serpulidae) reveals annelid trochophore transcription factor cassette". Development Genes and Evolution. 222 (6): 325–339. doi:10.1007/s00427-012-0416-6. PMID 23053624. S2CID 10930299.
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