Lanice
Sign in to saveLanice, (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.
Species
sandmason worm or sand mason worm
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderTerebellida
- FamilyTerebellidae
Habitatmarine
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- Lanice conchilega.jpg
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- taxon name
- Lanice
- taxon author citation
- Malmgren, 1866
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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.
thumb|left|A Lanice conchilega tube on the Dutch Wadden Sea shore
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Animalia
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ocean
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Wikidata
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genus
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taxonomy
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Annelida
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Actiniaria
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Wadden Sea
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mucus
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sediment
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Peter Simon Pallas
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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synonym
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Polychaeta
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littoral zone
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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seamount
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World Register of Marine Species
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iNaturalist
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