Clamworm
Common Name: Clamworm
Scientific Name: Nereis succinea
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Subclass: Aciculata Order: Phyllodocida Family: Nereididae Genus: Alitta
Specimen #:5
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans
Feeding Mechanism: It is a freeswimming polychaete, scavenging on the bottom of shallow marine waters. It feeds on other worms and algae. To feed, it uses a proboscis, which has two hooks at the end, to grasp prey and draw it into its mouth.
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Scientific Name: Nereis succinea
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Subclass: Aciculata Order: Phyllodocida Family: Nereididae Genus: Alitta
Specimen #:5
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans
Feeding Mechanism: It is a freeswimming polychaete, scavenging on the bottom of shallow marine waters. It feeds on other worms and algae. To feed, it uses a proboscis, which has two hooks at the end, to grasp prey and draw it into its mouth.
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