Table 2 List of biomineralized materials in annelids.
Groups | Type of materials | Position | Main minerals | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphinomidae | Chaetae | External | Ca | Pleijel et al.11 |
Sternaspidae | Ventral shields | External | Fe, P | Lowenstam10 |
Siboglinidae | Chaetae | external | Fe, Mn | Duperron et al.29 |
Cirratulidae | Tubes | External | Ca | Taylor et al.7 |
Sabellidae | Tubes | External | Ca | Vovelle et al.8 |
Serpulidae | Tubes | External | Ca | Vinn et al.9 |
Syllidae | Granule-shaped inclusions | Internal | Ca | Briggs et al.30 |
Nephtyidae | Granule-shaped inclusions | Internal | Ca | Gibbs and Bryan31 |
Fabriciidae (Echinofabricia spp.) | Rod-shaped inclusions | Internal | Ca | Huang et al.28 |
Opheliidae (Ophelia spp.) | Rod-shaped inclusions | Internal | ? | Belova & Zhadan12 |
Opheliidae (Thoracophelia minuta) | Rod-shaped inclusions | Internal | Ca, S | This study |
