Lumbrineridae

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Lumbrineridae
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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

Distribution and habitat

Iris worms (Lumbrineridae) are distributed worldwide [3] and are primarily found in the soft sediment of shallow intertidal waters, but sometimes live 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]

The population biology of Lumbrineridae is unknown. [4]

Diet

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]

Genera

Genera: [2]

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
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