VIGNETTE: OSEDAX roseus (LATIN “BONE-DEVOURER”) SHOWN ON WHALE BONE MATRIX. OSEDAX, AN ANCIENT SPECIES, LIVES EXCLUSIVELY ON WHALE FALLS, DISSOLVING THE BONE WITH ACID. REPRODUCING FEMALE ENLARGED AT RIGHT.Detail: ROSEBUD WHALE FALL
VIGNETTE: OSEDAX ROSEUS
VIGNETTE: OSEDAX roseus (LATIN “BONE-DEVOURER”) SHOWN ON WHALE BONE MATRIX. OSEDAX, AN ANCIENT SPECIES, LIVES EXCLUSIVELY ON WHALE FALLS, DISSOLVING THE BONE WITH ACID. REPRODUCING FEMALE ENLARGED AT RIGHT.