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Loimia medusa (Savigny in Lamarck, 1818) 

Spaghetti-Worm or the Red-Spotted Worm


John McLaughlin (2014)

  


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Summary


Brief Summary


Classification


Names


Physical Description


General Body Plan


The Tentacles


Colouration


Ecology


Habitats


Crypsis


Larvae


Behaviour


Overview


Feeding


Predatory Defense Mechanisms


Survival Mechanisms


Reproduction


Reproductive Characteristics


Reproductive Strategy


Case Study


Ecological Role


Overview


Secondary Production


Sediment Processing


Biogeographic Distribution


Life History


Larval Development


Building of Sandy Tube


Early Benthic Development


Conservation and Threats


References & Links

Classification


Loimia medusa is a marine species, which is part of the Genus Loimia. Loimia medusa is in the Subfamily Terebellinae and Family Terebellidae, the Suborder Terebellomorpha. It can be further characterized as in the Order Terebellida in the Subclass Canalipalpata. It forms part of the Polychaeta Class, which is part of the Phylum Annelida that is in the Kingdom Animalia. This organism is a type of marine ringed worm.

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