Calaxasiris - Calaxasiris

Japanese: カラクサシリス - からくさしりす
Calaxasiris - Calaxasiris
An annelid of the family Silidae in the class Polychaeta. It grows by irregularly sprouting from the sides of its body, forming a net-like structure that resembles an arabesque pattern, hence the name. It attaches itself to the surface of the Crateromorpha meyeri , a type of hexagonal sponge found on the seafloor at depths of around 400m in Sagami Bay, Suruga Bay, the Philippine Islands, and elsewhere, and is thought to live off the sponges for nourishment. Its body is bright red and about 0.7mm wide. Its protostome has three tentacles and two pairs of eyespots.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
多毛綱シリス科の環形動物。体側から不規則に芽をだして成長するので,全体が網目状になり,これを唐草模様にみたててこの名がある。相模湾,駿河湾,フィリピン諸島などの水深400m内外の海底に産する六放カイメン類の一種のタカツキカイメンCrateromorpha meyeriの表面にはりついているが,カイメンから栄養を得て生活しているものと思われる。体は幅0.7mmほどで鮮紅色。前口葉には3本の感触手と2対の眼点がある。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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