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The osedax are a genus of whalebone-eating siboglinid s (deep sea worms), first discovered in Monterey Bay, California, in June 2004. They have no stomachs or mouths and digest whale fat and oils through bacteria. They have colorful feathery plume s that act as gillGill In aquatic organisms In aquatic organisms, gills are a respiratory organ for the extraction of oxygen from water and for the excretion of carbon dioxide. Many small aquatic animals absorb oxygen through the surface of their bodies in general, but mors, and rootFor other meanings of root, see Root (disambiguation). In vascular plants, roots form the portions of a plant which generally lie below the level of the soil (cf. stem, rhizome). But this is not always characteristic for a root, since a root can also be as that absorb their nutritionNutrition is interpreted as: The organic process by which an organism assimilates and uses food and liquids for normal functioning, growth and maintenance; The study of the relationship of food and drink to health and disease. The idea of an optimal balan. Between 50 and 100 microscopic dwarfWarhammer Fantasy Battle Dwarf minatures Mythology and Fantasy In Norse mythology, fairy tales, and sword and sorcery fiction and role-playing games, a dwarf is a member of a humanoid race, much like humans, but generally living underground or in mountain maleThe word male has the following meanings: In biology, it refers to one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. The male sex comprises those organisms that produce sperm cells (which is defined as the smaller gamete)s live inside the femaleFemale is a sex that denotes an animal which produces egg cells in order to reproduce. The "egg cell" is the larger gamete). Female or Feminine is a grammatical gender in many languages. The female is one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, wheres. Although all the males never developed past their larvaA larva ( Latin; plural larvae is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a bul stage, they contain large amounts of spermacrosome, (2) cell membrane, (3) nucleus, (4) mitochondria, and (5) flagellum (tail) A sperm cell or spermatozoon is the haploid cell that is the male gamete. It is carried in fluid called semen, and is capable of fertilising an egg cell to form a zygote..

Osedax is latin for "bone-eating". The two species discovered within this genus are called rubiplumus and frankpressi . The worms were discovered living in a decaying gray whale in the Monterey Bay, at a depth of 2,800 m (9,100 feet) using the submarine DSV Alvin.