Sea worm


Sea worm, also spelt seaworm, may refer to one or several of the following taxa:
Taxonomic nameTypeDescriptionSize
Annelidaphylumsegmented wormsranges from microscopic to
AplacophoraSub-phylummolluscs that look like wormsa few millimeters to several centimeters
Chaetognathaphylumarrow worms
Cycliophoraphylumfound living attached to the bodies of lobstersless than ½ mm wide
Entoproctaphylumsessile aquatic wormsranges from
Gastrotrichaphylumpseudocoelomate worms
Gnathostomulidaphylumjaw worms
Hemichordataphylumdeuterostome wormsa few centimeters to 2,5 meters
Kinorhynchaphylumpseudocoelomate invertebrates, widespread in mud or sand at all depths1 mm or less
Loriciferaphylumsediment-dwelling worms100 μm to ca. 1 mm
Micrognathozoasuperphylumdiscovered living in homothermic springs
Nematodaphylumround wormsranges from microscopic to, and some parasitic ones reaching over
Nematomorphaphylumparasitic worms
Nemerteaphyluminvertebrate ribbon wormsmost are less than long, one specimen has been estimated at
Phoronidaphylumhorseshoe worms, the largest are
Platyhelmintheaphylumflatworms
Priapulidaphylumpenis worms, general shape may recall the shape of a penis
Sipunculaclasspeanut worms, a group of unsegmented marine annelids
Teredinidaefamilyshipworms, which are marine bivalve molluscsseveral inches to five feet.
Xenoturbellidasubphylumbilaterian worm-like speciesup to