Arenicola
Sign in to saveArenicola, also known as sandworms, is a genus of capitellid annelid worms comprising the lugworms and black lugs.
Species
lugworm
Genus
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- FamilyArenicolidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 114
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Arenicolidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, NHMUK, UPS, NMV, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Arenicolidae
- Image
- Arenicola marina 2010.JPG
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- taxon name
- Arenicola
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Arenicola
- topic's main category
- Category:Arenicola
- taxon author citation
- Lamarck, 1801
- taxon common name
- Arenicole
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Arenicola, also known as sandworms, is a genus of capitellid annelid worms comprising the lugworms and black lugs.
A.cristata is the dominant warm-water lugworm on the shores of North America and Humboldt Bay, California. A. caroledna dominates in China and Japan while Arenicola marina is mostly found in Europe, up to Norway. Arenicola loveni is restricted to Southern Africa.
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