Lugworm
The lugworm (Arenicola marina), also known as the sandworm, is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida. Lugworms make the coiled tubes of sand that are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide. The lugworm itself is not seen except by people who dig them up from curiosity or to use as fishing bait.
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| Lugworm, Arenicola marina | |
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| Species: | A. marina
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| Arenicola marina [1] | |
The lugworm lives in a U-shaped tube in the sand, and filters out its food from the water.
Arenicola marina can grow to about 5 inches long (13 cm). Its body is segmented, like that of an earthworm. It has bristles in the middle of its body. It is a polychaete. It also has well-developed blood-vessels, and gills to breathe in the water.
Although the textbook example is usually Arenicola marina, there is a second species, Arenicola defodiens, which lives a similar life. It grows to about 9 inches long (23 cm)
A lug worm
A young lugworm in its burrow
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Simplified cross-section of a lugworm burrow
