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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Suborder: | Glyceriformia |
| Family: |
Goniadidae Kinberg, 1866 |
Goniadidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. Goniadids have long, slender bodies and can grow up to 260mm in length, although most are less than 50mm long. [1] [2] Goniadids have an eversible proboscis with a circlet of chitinous jaws around the terminal end. [1] [3] [4]
Goniadids are highly mobile, burrowing predators which inhabit soft sediments, including sand and mud. [3] Goniadids tolerate a sediment mud content up to 60%, with an optimum range of 50-55%. [2] They are usually distributed within the intertidal and subtidal zones, from shallow water to offshore continental shelf sediments. [2] [4]
References
- ^ a b Fauchald, K (1977). "The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series. 28: 92. hdl: 10088/3435. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ a b c Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b "Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Polychaeta". Marine Species Identifiation Portal. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ a b "Goniadidae". Annelid Resources. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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