kalibroiduilla

Kalibroiduilla is a fictional genus of marine polychaete worms created for illustrative purposes in encyclopedic writing. In this constructed taxonomy, Kalibroiduilla is placed in the family Kalibroiduillidae and includes a single described species, Kalibroiduilla minima.

Description: Members are small, elongate worms typically 6–12 mm long, with 40–60 segments. They possess a prostomium bearing simple sensory antennae and parapodia on most segments. Setae are slender and uniform, giving a smooth appearance. The integument is translucent, revealing a simple digestive tract.

Distribution and habitat: In the fictional account, Kalibroiduilla is endemic to the Kaliba Sea, a shallow coastal region imagined to lie in tropical or subtropical waters. They are found in fine to medium sands and among seagrass roots at depths of 1–20 meters.

Ecology and life history: Kalibroiduilla species are detritivores and opportunistic scavengers, feeding on organic matter within sediments. Reproduction is assumed to be sexual, with pairings producing free-living trochophore larvae that settle to form adults.

Etymology and naming: The name Kalibroiduilla combines a fictional place-name Kaliba with a Latin-style diminutive ending, used here to denote a small worm from the Kaliba region. In this context, the name serves to illustrate taxonomic convention rather than to refer to an actual, described organism.

In education and fiction, Kalibroiduilla is used as an example of how taxonomic conventions are applied and how new taxa can be described within a hypothetical setting. It is not recognized as a real genus in scientific taxonomies.