Cossura consimilis
| Cossura consimilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Family: | Cossuridae |
| Genus: | Cossura |
| Species: | C. consimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cossura consimilis Read, 2000[1]
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Cossura consimilis is a polychaetid worm distributed throughout New Zealand.[2][3] Cossura consimilis is a slender thread-like worm with a blunt head, growing up to 20 mm (0.8 in) in length.[3] Cossura consimilis live in muddy sand in shallow intertidal harbours and estuaries, to the inner continental shelf and out to the continental slope.[3] Cossura consimilis tolerates a sediment mud content of 5–65%, with an optimum range of 20–25%.[3]
References
- ^ "Cossura consimilis Read, 2000". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Read, G (2000). "Taxonomy and distribution of a new Cossura species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Cossuridae) from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113 (4): 1096–1110.
- ^ a b c d Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.