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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.

An iris worm photographed at University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs[1]

History

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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

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Genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marsh, Somashekar, Zulauf, Von Ibsch, et al. 2024
  2. ^ a b "Lumbrineridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Zibrowius et al., 1975
  4. ^ a b 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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