Abarenicola affinis

{{Short description|Species of bristle worm}}

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| genus = Abarenicola

| species = affinis

| authority = (Ashworth, 1903)

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Abarenicola affinis is a species of polychaetes belonging to the family Arenicolidae.{{cite web |title=Abarenicola affinis (Ashworth, 1903) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/6075676 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=7 October 2021 |language=en}}

The species is found in South Hemisphere (southern areas). They typically live in soft sediments and are filter-feeders. {{cite journal |last1=Moreno |first1=Rodrigo A. |last2=Rozbaczylo |first2=Nicolás |last3=Sepúlveda |first3=Roger D. |last4=Marinkovic |first4=Milko I. |last5=Arntz |first5=Wolf E. |last6=Thatje |first6=Sven |title=On some ecological aspects of the lugworm Abarenicola affinis chiliensis Wells, 1963 (Polychaeta: Scolecida: Arenicolidae) from shallow soft bottoms of northern Chile |journal=Helgoland Marine Research |date=1 March 2007 |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=1–7 |doi=10.1007/s10152-006-0047-2 |s2cid=27500602 |language=en |issn=1438-3888|doi-access=free }}