Sand mason worm

Sand mason worm

Taxobox | name = "Lanice conchilega"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Annelida
classis = Polychaeta
ordo = Terebellida
familia = Terebellidae
genus = "Lanice"
species = "L. conchilega"
binomial = "Lanice conchilega"
The sand mason worm ("Lanice conchilega") is a species of burrowing marine worm found close to the coast.

The sand mason worm is a common sight on European beaches and in tide pools. It is easily identifiable by the tube made of very small stones, shell fragments and mud stuck together with mucus topped with a mass of short hair-like protrusions that it leaves behind after burrowing back into the sediment. It appears somewhat like a piece of thin muddy rope with a frayed end protruding from the sand. It may even appear to be a species of slender sea anemone on first appearance, although they are only very distantly related.

The sand mason worm is a detritivore.


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