Lumbrineridae
Iris worms '' are a family of polychaetes in the order Eunicida. Lumbrineridae live in oceans worldwide. They are mostly bottom-dwelling species, but exist in habitats ranging from the deep sea to shallows.
Iris worms are distributed worldwide and are primarily found in the soft sediment of shallow intertidal waters, but sometimes live on rocky bottoms and in algal holdfasts. Lumbrineris flabellicola is unusual in the way that it forms grooves and membranous tubes in various ahermatypic corals.
The population biology of Lumbrineridae is unknown.
Diet
A few observations suggest that iris worm diets include carnivory on various invertebrates and questionable herbivory. Selective deposit feeding was described for Ninoe nigripes and Lumbrineris cf. ''latreilli.''
Genera
Genera:Abyssoninoe Orensanz, 1990Aotearia Benham, 1927Augeneria Monro, 1930Cenogenus Chamberlin, 1919Enonella Stimpson, 1853Eranno Kinberg, 1865Gallardoneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Gesaneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Helmutneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Hilbigneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Kuwaita Mohammad, 1973Loboneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Lumbricalus Frame, 1992Lumbriconereis Grube, 1840Lumbrinerides Orensanz, 1973Lumbrineriopsis Orensanz, 1973Lumbrineris Blainville, 1828Lysarete Kinberg, 1865Ninoe Kinberg, 1865Ophiuricola Ludwig, 1905Paraninoe Levenstein, 1977Phiops Schram, 1979Phoeniciarabella Bracchi & Alessandrello, 2005Scoletoma Blainville, 1828Sergioneris Carrera-Parra, 2006Teruzzia Bracchi & Alessandrello, 2005Unciniseta Bidenkap, 1907