Sea worm

Sea worm

Sea worm is a general term that may refer to a number of phyla of animals, or may refer specifically to:
*Acanthocephala, parasitic worm
*Annelida, segmented worms
*Chaetognatha, arrow worms
*Cycliophora, lobster worms
*Entoprocta
*Echiura, spoon worms
*Gastrotricha, microscopic
*Gnathostomulida, microscopic
*Hemichordata
*Kinorhyncha
*Loricifera
*Micrognathozoa, microscopic
*Nematoda, round worms
*Nematomorpha, parasitic worms
*Nemertea, ribbon worms
*Phoronida, horseshoe worms
*Platyhelminthea, flatworms
*Priapulida
*Sipuncula, peanut worms
*Xenoturbellida


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