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The bearded fireworm, ''Hermodice carunculata'', is a type of marine bristleworm belonging to the Amphinomidae family, native from the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. ==Description== Bearded fireworms are usually 15 centimetres in average length, but can reach up to 30 centimetres.〔de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000) Macrobenthos of the North Sea (): 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.,〕〔M. De Kluijver, G. Gijswijt, R. de Leon & I. da Cunda, "Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving.",CD-ROM, Expertise-Centrum voor Taxonomische Identifikatie, 2003, ISBN 978-9075000511〕 At first glance, this fire worm looks like a centipede with its elongated and flattened appearance, its multiple segments, its white silks, its parapodia and gills located on the side of its body. Its colors are varied and range from greenish, to yellowish, to reddish, grayish through white with a pearly glow. The body consists of 60 to 150 identical segments separated from each other by a thin white line and protected by cuticles.〔de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000) Macrobenthos of the North Sea (): 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.,〕 Each segment has a pair of parapods, structure for locomotion, bunch of stinging white bristles and red or orange gills all in bilateral position. The anterior part of the worm can be recognized by small growths, called caruncle, which have the same color to the gills on the first four segments. The mouth is ventral and is located on the second segment. The head is shown on the first segment and includes the eyes and other sensory organs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bearded fireworm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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