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Lanice

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Canalipalpata

Suborder
  
Terebellomorpha

Scientific name
  
Lanice conchilega

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Annelida

Order
  
Terebellida

Family
  
Terebellidae

Higher classification
  
Lanice


Similar
  
Lanice conchilega, Terebellidae, Sabellaria, Nephtys, Lagis koreni

Lanice, (also known as the sand mason worm), is a genus of burrowing marine polychaetes (commonly referred to as "bristle worms") typically found in the littoral zone.

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L. conchilega is a common sight on European beaches and in tide pools. It is easily identifiable by the tube made of very small stones, shell fragments and mud stuck together with mucus topped with a mass of short hair-like protrusions that it leaves behind after burrowing back into the sediment. It appears somewhat like a piece of thin muddy rope with a frayed end protruding from the sand. It may even appear to be a species of slender sea anemone on first appearance, although they are only very distantly related.

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Species


  • L. arakani (Hissmann, 2000)
  • L. auricula (Hutchings, 1990)
  • L. bidewa (Hutchings & Glasby, 1988)
  • L. caulleryi (Holthe, 1986)
  • L. conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
  • L. expansa (Treadwell, 1906)
  • L. fauveli (Day, 1934)
  • L. flabellum (Baird, 1865)
  • L. haitiana (Augener, 1922)
  • L. marionensis (Branch, 1998)
  • L. seticornis (McIntosh, 1885)
  • L. sinata (Hutchings & Glasby, 1990)
  • L. socialis (Willey, 1905)
  • L. wollebaeki (Caullery, 1944)
  • L. heterobranchia (Johnson, 1901)
  • L. triloba (Fischli, 1900)
  • Habitat

    Marine, brackish or fresh water. They may be found on seamounts and knolls.

    Behavior

    Worms of the Lanice genus are detritivores and filter feeders.

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    References

    Lanice Wikipedia