Lugworm
Common Name: Lugworm
Scientific Name: Arenicola marina
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Order: Capitellida Family: Arenicolidae Genus: Arenicola
Specimen #:2
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Found on coasts of Europe and North American
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: A lugworm lives in a U-shaped burrow in sand.
Relationship with humans: Used as fishing bait, otherwise rarely seen by humans
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugworm
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=57
Scientific Name: Arenicola marina
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Order: Capitellida Family: Arenicolidae Genus: Arenicola
Specimen #:2
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Found on coasts of Europe and North American
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: A lugworm lives in a U-shaped burrow in sand.
Relationship with humans: Used as fishing bait, otherwise rarely seen by humans
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugworm
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=57