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Osedax

Animal
Osedax is a genus of deep-sea siboglinid polychaetes, commonly called boneworms, zombie worms, or bone-eating worms. Osedax is Latin for "bone-eater". The name alludes to how the worms bore into the bones of whale carcasses to reach enclosed... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Osedax
Phylum: Annelida
Subclass: Sedentaria
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Siboglinidae
Genus: Osedax; Rouse et al., 2004
Kingdom: Animalia