Japanese palolo (English spelling) Japanesepalolo

Japanese: Japanese palolo（英語表記）Japanesepalolo

…Such reproductive individuals are called bachi, and in some regions they are also called ukiko or hiru. The bachi of the thimble is famous and is called Japanese palolo. Some species are used as fishing bait, and the isogae are actively cultivated. …

From [Bachi]

…They are also called Ukiko, Hiru, and Eba. The wasp of the thimble is also called Japanese palolo. When the individual living in the sand and mud matures, the front half of the body is filled with sperm in the male and green eggs in the female, and only this part swims to the surface of the water.

From [Palolo]

…In Japan, these individuals are called bachi, eba, or ukiko. The Polytrichum commune, a member of the Polytrichum family, is called the Japanese palolo and can be found in November and December. The Polytrichum commune, a member of the Polytrichum family, is called the Pacific palolo and is widely distributed from central Honshu southward to the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. …

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Japanese:

…このような生殖個体をバチと呼び，地方ではウキコ，ヒルなどとも呼んでいる。イトメのバチは有名で，日本パロロJapanese paloloと呼ばれている。一部の種類は釣餌に用いられ，イソゴカイは盛んに養殖もされている。…

【バチ】より

…ウキコ，ヒル，エバともいう。イトメのバチを日本パロロ(英名Japanese palolo)ともいう。砂泥中で生活している個体が成熟してくると，体の前半部に雄は精子を，雌は緑色の卵を充満させ，この部分だけが水面に泳ぎでる。…

【パロロ】より

…日本では，このような個体を，バチ，エバ，ウキコなどと呼んでいる。ゴカイ科のイトメは日本パロロ(英名Japanese palolo)といわれ，11月と12月にみられる。イソメ科のPalola siciliensisは，太平洋パロロ(英名Pacific palolo)と呼ばれ，本州中部以南からインド洋，西太平洋，地中海，大西洋に広く分布している。…

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