Common Tube Worm [Lanice tubicola]
Description
The Common Tube Worm is a marine polychaete worm. It is found in various habitats, including rocky shores, mudflats, and sandy bottoms. The worm builds a thick, parchment-like tube in which it lives and from which it seldom emerges. The tube is often encrusted with sand and shell fragments. The worm has a large plume of tentacles which it uses for filter feeding, extending them from the top of the tube to catch plankton from the water.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
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|---|---|
| Class |
Polychaetes
Polychaeta
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| Order |
Canalipalpata
Canalipalpata
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| Family |
Terebellids
Terebellidae
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| Genus |
Lanice
Lanice
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