sea worm
Sea worm may refer to one or several of the following taxa:
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Taxonomic name | Type | Description | Size (length) |
Acanthocephala | phylum | parasitic worm | ranges from a few millimeters up to {{convert|65|cm|in}} |
Annelida | phylum | segmented worms | ranges from microscopic to {{convert|3|m|ft}} |
Aplacophora | Sub-phylum | molluscs that look like worms | a few millimeters to several centimeters |
Chaetognatha | phylum | arrow worms | {{convert|2|to|120|mm|in}} |
Cycliophora | phylum | found living attached to the bodies of lobsters | less than ½ mm wide |
Entoprocta | phylum | sessile aquatic worms | ranges from {{Convert|0.1|to|7|mm|in}} |
Gastrotricha | phylum | pseudocoelomate worms | {{Convert|0.06|to|3|mm|in}} |
Gnathostomulida | phylum | jaw worms | {{convert|0.5|to|1|mm}} |
Hemichordata | phylum | deuterostome worms | a few centimeters to 2,5 meters |
Kinorhyncha | phylum | pseudocoelomate invertebrates, widespread in mud or sand at all depths | 1 mm or less |
Loricifera | phylum | sediment-dwelling worms | 100 μm to ca. 1 mm |
Micrognathozoa | superphylum | discovered living in homothermic springs | {{convert|0.1|mm|in}} |
Nematoda | phylum | round worms | ranges from microscopic to {{convert|5|cm|in}}, and some parasitic ones reaching over {{convert|1|m|ft}} |
Nematomorpha | phylum | parasitic worms | {{convert|50|to|100|cm|in}} |
Nemertea | phylum | invertebrate ribbon worms | most are less than {{convert|20|cm|in}} long, one specimen has been estimated at {{convert|54|m|ft}} |
Phoronida | phylum | horseshoe worms | {{convert|2|cm|in}}, the largest are {{convert|50|cm|in}} |
Platyhelminthea | phylum | flatworms | |
Priapulida | phylum | penis worms, general shape may recall the shape of a penis | {{convert|0.2|to|39|cm|in}} |
Sipuncula | class | peanut worms, a group of unsegmented marine annelids | {{convert|2|to|720|mm|in}} |
Teredinidae | family | shipworms, which are marine bivalve molluscs | several inches to five feet. |
Xenoturbellida | subphylum | bilaterian worm-like species | up to {{convert|4|cm|in}} |