Pectinariidae
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 Pectinaria koreni inside its tube.
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Pectinariidae, or the trumpet worms or ice cream cone worms, are a family of marine polychaete worms that build sand tubes roughly resembling ice cream cones up to two inches long.
[edit] Genera
- Amphictene Savigny, 1818 - often included in Pectinaria
- Cistenides Malmgren, 1866 - often included in Pectinaria
- Pectinaria
- Petta Malmgren, 1866
[edit] External links
Wikispecies has information related to:
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- Pectinariidae (TSN 67692). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- from A Guide to Singapore Polychaetes
- Pectinaria at MBL Marine Organisms Database
- Family Pectinariidae
- The Polychaeta Terebellida homepage: Pectinariidae
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