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Arenicolidae

Synonyms: Telethusae

Wikipedia Abstract

Arenicolidae is a family of marine polychaete worms. They are commonly known as lugworms and the little coils of sand they produce are commonly seen on the beach. Arenicolids are found worldwide, mostly living in burrows in sandy substrates. Most are deposit feeders but some graze on algae.
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Genus

Abarenicola (11)
Archarenicola (1)
Arenicola (6)
Arenicolides (3)
Branchiomaldane (5)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0