Escarpia laminata is one of the longest living tube worms that can be found in the cold seeps at a depth of 1000m to 3000m from sea level in the Gulf of Mexico. These organisms often reach age of between 100–200 years, with some of them determined to be more than 300 years old.[2] It is possible that some may be aged 1,000 years or more.[3] The species was first classified in 1985.[4]
| Escarpia laminata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Siboglinidae |
| Genus: | Escarpia |
| Species: | E. laminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Escarpia laminata Jones, 1985[1]
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS taxon tree". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Durkin, Alanna; Fisher, Charles R.; Cordes, Erik E. (8 July 2017). "Extreme longevity in a deep-sea vestimentiferan tubeworm and its implications for the evolution of life history strategies". The Science of Nature. 104 (7–8): 63. Bibcode:2017SciNa.104...63D. doi:10.1007/s00114-017-1479-z. PMID 28689349. S2CID 11287549.
- ^ Gruber, Karl (20 July 2017). "Giant deep-sea worms may live to be 1000 years old or more". New Scientist.
- ^ "Escarpia laminata Jones, 1985". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links
edit- "Escarpia laminata". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Escarpia laminata Jones, 1985". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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