AnAge entry for Escarpia laminata
Classification (HAGRID: 00003)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Sabellida
Family: Siboglinidae
Genus: Escarpia
- Species
- Escarpia laminata
- Common name
- Escarpia laminata
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 300 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1466
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The largest individuals of this deep-sea tubeworm species have been estimated, based on a growth model, to live over 300 years, with an upper estimate of 15,834 years. Additionally, their mortality rate is low, similar to other tubeworm species [1466].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1466] Durkin et al. (2017), Extreme longevity in a deep-sea vestimentiferan tubeworm and its implications for the evolution of life history strategies (PubMed)
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