Riftia pachyptila
Translingual
Riftia pachyptila at a black smoker vent off the coast of the Pacific Northwest (US)
Etymology
From Riftia + Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, “thick”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).
Proper noun
Riftia pachyptila f
- A taxonomic species within the family Siboglinidae – the giant tube worms.
Hypernyms
- (species): Canalipalpata - order; Sabellida - suborder; Siboglinidae - family; Riftia - genus
References
Riftia pachyptila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Riftia pachyptila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Riftia pachyptila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Riftia pachyptila at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Riftia_pachyptila at Animal Diversity Web
- Riftia pachyptila at Encyclopedia of Life
- Riftia pachyptila at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Riftia pachyptila at World Register of Marine Species
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