Lumbrineridae

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Lumbrineridae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Eunicida
Family: Lumbrineridae
Synonyms

Iris Worms [1] (Lumbrineridae) are a family of polychaetes in the order Eunicida. [2] Lumbrineridae live on the West Coast of the United States, the West Coast of Canada, and the Gulf of Mexico.

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An Iris Worm photographed at University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs IrisWormCoiled5xMag.jpg
An Iris Worm photographed at University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs

History

Iris Worms (Lumbrineridae) are distributed worldwide, [3] and are primarily found in the soft sediment of shallow and intertidal waters but sometimes lives on rocky bottoms and in algal holdfasts. [4] Lumbrineris flabellicola is unusual in the way that it forms grooves and membranous tubes in various ahermatypic corals. [3] A few observations suggest that Iris worm diets include carnivory on various invertebrates and questionable herbivory. [5] Selective deposit feeding was described for ninoe nigripes [6] and lumbrineris cf. latreilli [7] Its population biology is unknown. [4]

Genera

Genera: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marsh, Somashekar, Zulauf, Von Ibsch, et al. 2024
  2. 1 2 "Lumbrineridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Zibrowius et al., 1975
  4. 1 2 Rouse W., Pleijel, Tilic, Rick, Fredrik, Ekin (2022). Annelida. Oxford University Press. p. 104. ISBN   9780199692309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Jumars et al. 2015
  6. Sanders,1962
  7. Petch,1986