Brania pusilla

Brania pusilla is a species of marine annelid in the family Syllidae.[1] The original name for the species was Exogone pusilla.

Brania pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Syllidae
Genus: Brania
Species:
B. pusilla
Binomial name
Brania pusilla
(Dujardin, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Exogone pusilla Dujardin, 1851
  • Grubea pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)
  • Grubeosyllis pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)
  • Sphaerosyllis pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

The body can be 1 mm to 2.5 mm long with 28 to 35 segments.[3] It is suggested that parthenogenesis is a normal condition in this species.[4] According to the Encyclopedia of Life the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic.[1]

References
  1. "Brania pusilla (Dujardin 1851) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Brania pusilla (Dujardin, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. Hayward, P. J.; Ryland, J. S. (1995-06-29). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. OUP Oxford. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-0-19-854055-7.
  4. Dorresteijn, Adriaan W. C.; Westheide, Wilfried (2013-04-18). Reproductive Strategies and Developmental Patterns in Annelids. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-94-017-2887-4.


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