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Arenicolidae sp.1 (Lug Worm)
Scientific name: Arenicolidae sp.1

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

Common name: Lug Worm
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesWorms

These live under the sand. Sometimes you'll see their egg cases.

ID by Leslie Harris, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

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Arenicolidae sp.1 (Lug Worm)
Arenicolidae sp.1 (Lug Worm)
Arenicolidae sp.1 (Lug Worm)
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