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Arenicola cristata (Southern Lugworm)
Scientific name: Arenicola cristata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Scolecida → Family Arenicolidae → Genus Arenicola

Common name: Southern Lugworm
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesWorms

These live beneath the sand, and usually you only see the plumes of sand as they feed.

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