List of worms of the Houtman Abrolhos

Marine worm

Any worm that lives in a marine environment is considered a marine worm. Marine worms are found in several different phyla, including the Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida , Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, and Phoronida....

s identified at the Houtman Abrolhos

Houtman Abrolhos

The Houtman Abrolhos is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia. Nominally located at , it lies about eighty kilometres west of Geraldton, Western Australia...

comprise 22 species of the polychaete

Polychaete

The Polychaeta or polychaetes are a class of annelid worms, generally marine. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin. Indeed, polychaetes are sometimes referred to as bristle worms. More than 10,000...

family Terebellidae

Terebellidae

Terebellidae is a family of polychaete worms. They are surface deposit feeders, catching falling particles with numerous elongate prostomial tentacles splayed out on the sea floor. These tentacles, which are the most or only normally visible portion of the animal and are reminiscent of spaghetti,...

, and 16 species of the family oligochaete family Tubificidae

Tubificidae

The Naididae are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, Tubifex tubifex. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and marine ecosystems....

. This is a list of worms of the Houtman Abrolhos:

Terebellidae Terebellidae Terebellidae is a family of polychaete worms. They are surface deposit feeders, catching falling particles with numerous elongate prostomial tentacles splayed out on the sea floor. These tentacles, which are the most or only normally visible portion of the animal and are reminiscent of spaghetti,...		Tubificidae Tubificidae The Naididae are a family of clitellate oligochaete worms like the sludge worm, Tubifex tubifex. They are key components of the benthic communities of many freshwater and marine ecosystems....
Pseudothelepus binara Thelepus robustus Amphitritides ithya Arranooba booromia Eupolymnia koorangia Lanice bidewa Lanice sinata Lanicides attenuata Lanicides lacuna Lanicides physa Lanicola lobata Longicarpus modestus Loimia ochracea Neoleprea booligal Nicolea amnis Pista kimberliensis	Pista violacea Pseudoproclea australis Spinosphaera cowarrie Terebella muliarrus Terebella tantabiddycreekensis Tyira owensi	Aktedrilus fissilis Aktedrilus longetubularis Aktedrilus parviprostratus Aktedrilus parvithecatus Aktedrilus triplex Bathydrilus edwardsi Heterodrilus decipiens Limnodriloides agnes Limnodriloides australis Limnodriloides gossensis Limnodriloides vermithecatus Olavius abrolhosensis Olavius patriciae Pectinodrilus multiplex Pirodriloides albanensis Smithsonidrilus nimius

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