- Mesenchytraeus harrimani
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Mesenchytraeus harrimani Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Subclass: Oligochaeta Order: Haplotaxida Family: Enchytraeidae Genus: Mesenchytraeus Species: M. harrimani Binomial name Mesenchytraeus harrimani
(Eisen, 1904)Mesenchytraeus harrimani is an ice worm, named after E. H. Harriman. The worm was first discovered by an insect trapper on board Harriman's famous Arctic expedition, and was given the name by the entomologist Trevor Kincaid. The worm can grow to almost 60 millimetres (2.4 in) in length and 2.5 mm (0.098 in) thick. Like other ice worms, it subsists on algae and pollen.
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