Layered hairpin worm - Layered hairpin worm

Japanese: カサネカンザシゴカイ - かさねかんざしごかい
Layered hairpin worm - Layered hairpin worm

A general term for marine animals of the genus Hydroides , family Serpulidae, order Polychaeta, class Annelida. They attach to coastal reefs and live in white calcareous tubes. Their body is divided into the gill crown, thorax, and abdomen. The gill crown has several to several dozen pairs of gill filaments and one or two stalks, with a operculum at the end. The operculum consists of two cup-shaped bodies stacked one on top of the other, hence the name. The lower cup is funnel-shaped with 20 to 55 tooth-like projections on its margin, but the shape of the upper cup varies. The thorax consists of seven setal segments, the dorsal legs have winged needle-like setae, and the gastropod legs have comb-like setae. The abdomen consists of many segments. There are currently 13 known species of Hydroides in Japan, of which two species, H. ezoensis and H. fusicola, are found in areas from the Tohoku region to Hokkaido. The other species live only in waters influenced by the Kuroshio Current. The tubes of the Hydroides can extend upwards and form colonies up to 10 centimeters high, causing damage if they come into close contact with the waterways of power plants.

[Minoru Imajima]

Main species of worms (1) [specimen illustrations]
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Main species of worms (1) [specimen illustrations]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

環形動物門多毛綱定在目カンザシゴカイ科のヒドロイデス属Hydroidesの海産動物の総称。沿岸の岩礁に着生し、白い石灰質の棲管(せいかん)の中で生活し、体は鰓冠(さいかん)部、胸部、腹部に分かれる。鰓冠部には数対から数十対の鰓糸(さいし)と1、2本の柄があり、その先端には殻蓋(かくぶた)をつける。殻蓋は二つの杯状体が上下に重なっており、そのためにこの名がつけられている。下部杯状体は漏斗状で辺縁に20~55個の歯状突起をもつが、上部杯状体の形にはさまざまなものがある。胸部は7剛毛節からなり、背足枝には有翼の針状剛毛、腹足枝には櫛(くし)状剛毛がある。腹部は多くの体節からなる。日本には、現在ヒドロイデス属に13種が知られているが、そのうちエゾカサネカンザシゴカイH. ezoensisとヒドロイデス・フシコラH. fusicolaの2種が東北地方から北海道にも分布している。そのほかの種類は黒潮の影響する海域のみにすむ。エゾカサネカンザシゴカイの棲管は上方に伸びて高さ10センチメートルほどの群集をつくることもあり、発電所の水路などに密着すると被害を与える。

[今島 実]

ゴカイ類のおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕
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ゴカイ類のおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕


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