''Inanidrilus leukodermatus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
annelid
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecol ...
worm.
It is known from poorly oxygenated intertidal and subtidal
carbonate sands in Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wa ...
(Caribbean Sea) and Bermuda (Atlantic Ocean). Living specimens typically measure in length and can measure as much as , but preserved specimens are only up to .
References
leukodermatus
Invertebrates of Central America
Fauna of Bermuda
Fauna of the Caribbean
Fauna of the Atlantic Ocean
Animals described in 1979
Chemosynthetic symbiosis
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