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Cirriformia tentaculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Annelida

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Canalipalpata

Family
  
Cirratulidae

Genus
  
Cirriformia

Order
  
Terebellida


Similar
  
Cirriformia, Cirratulidae, Cirratulus, Cirratulus cirratus, Chaetozone

cirriformia tentaculata


Cirriformia tentaculata, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Cirratulidae.

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Description

Cirriformia tentaculata grows to up to 10cm in total length. They are soft bodied worms which lie buried in sand or mud or between mussels. Only the long tangled red gills and soft food gathering tentacles are visible.

Distribution

These animals are found off the southern African coast from Angola to Mozambique and are found subtidally to 20m underwater.

Synonyms

The following species are synonyms of Cirriformia tentaculata:

  • Audouinia tentaculata (Montagu, 1808) (junior synonym)
  • Cirratulus atrocollaris Grube, 1877 (subjective synonym)
  • Cirratulus borealis Rathke, 1843
  • Cirratulus comosus Marenzeller, 1879 (subjective synonym)
  • Cirratulus lamarckii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834 (subjective synonym)
  • Cirratulus pallidus Treadwell, 1931 (subjective synonym)
  • Cirrhatulus lamarckii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834 (subjective synonym)
  • Terebella tentaculata Montagu, 1808 (synonym)

    • References

    Cirriformia tentaculata Wikipedia
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