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Animalia > Arenicolidae
Arenicola marina
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Animalia > Arenicolidae
Arenicola brasiliensis
Lugworm -
Lugworm
Description of Arenicola marina
The lugworm or sandworm, Arenicola marina, is a large marine worm... -
Habitat
Description of Pinnixa eburna
Depth Range: Intertidal Habitat: Commensal in lugworm burrows.... -
Population Biology
Description of Arenicola cristata
Details on the abundance of A. cristata in the IRL are... -
Known prey organisms
Description of Arenicola marina
Arenicola marina (Arenicola marina lugworm) preys on: POM Based on studies... -
Comprehensive Description
Description of Arenicola cristata
The lugworm, Arenicola cristata, is a large cigar-shaped polychaete with 17... -
Associations
Description of Arenicola cristata
Lugworms often share their borrows with the commensal pea crab, Pinnixa... -
Look Alikes
Description of Arenicola cristata
Several polychaetes are found in the sediments of the IRL. However,... -
Size
Description of Arenicola cristata
The lugworm typically grows to a length of about 10 cm... -
Known predators
Description of Arenicola marina
Arenicola marina (Arenicola marina lugworm) is prey of: Pomatoschistus microps Pleuronectes... -
Trophic Strategy
Description of Arenicola cristata
Lug worms are known as non-selective deposit feeders (Bloom et al.... -
Comprehensive Description
Description of Abarenicola pacifica
Biology/Natural History: Lives in an L-shaped burrow, head down. It everts... -
Description
Description of Arenicola marina
The presence of this lugworm can be detected by the characteristic... -
Benefits
Description of Arenicola cristata
The green color of the lugworm results from the presence of... -
Threats
Description of Larus saundersi
The reclamation of tidal flats and saltmarshes along coastlines of China,... -
Growth
Description of Arenicola cristata
In the spring, the lugworm produces a gelatinous pink egg mass,... -
Distribution
Description of Arenicola brasiliensis
The polychaete lugworm Arenicola brasiliensis is widely distributed, especially in warmer... -
General Description
Description of Arenicola brasiliensis
The lugworm Arenicola brasiliensis (which for many years was not distinguished... -
Biology
Description of Arenicola marina
This lugworm lives in burrows in the sediment at depths of... -
Description
Description of Arenicola marina
Arenicola marina is the familiar lugworm, much prized as bait by... -
Abarenicola pacifica
Description of Abarenicola pacifica
Abarenicola pacifica or the Pacific lugworm is a large species of... -
Functional adaptation
Description of Canalipalpata
Worm tolerates temperature gradient of 140 deg F: Pompeii worm ... -
Iceland catshark
Description of Apristurus laurussonii
The Iceland or Icelandic catshark (Apristurus laurussonii) is a species of...