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Animals

Tubeworm, Warrener

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Tubeworm

Phylum:
Annelida
Class:
:Polychaeta
Species:
Galeolaria caespitosa

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Warrener

Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Species:
Turbo undulatus

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These worms have a hard tube like shell around their bodies that prevents them from drying out. When under water their feathery gills emerge to strain plankton from the water. A large grazing snail that feeds on larger algae. These snails have a large operculum that is often also found on beaches.
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