| Number |
Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
Photo |
Seasonal
Availability |
Description |
| AN001 |
Amphitrite sp. |
Spaghetti worm |
|
Year round |
A large tube worm
found in mud flats and on floats and pilings. Available all
year. |
| AN002 |
Aphrodite hastata |
Sea mouse |
|
Winter |
Winter, Spring |
| AN003 |
Arenicola sp. |
Lugworm |
|
Year round |
Large worm. Ideal
common research species. |
| AN004 |
Cistenides gouldii
|
Trumpet worm |
|
Year round |
Common in the right
habitat. This species constructs attractive tubes out of sand
grains. |
| AN005 |
Clymenella torquata
|
Bamboo worm |
|
Year round |
A common Maldanid
found in sandy mud. Up to 3 inches in length. Shipped in their
sand tubes when possible. |
| AN006 |
Filograna implexa |
Lacy tube worm |
|
Year round |
|
| AN007 |
Glycera dibranchiata
|
Blood worm |
|
Year round |
Common bait worm.
Also known as Beak-Thrower. |
| AN008 |
Lepidonotus squamatus
|
Scale worm |
|
Year round |
Up to 2 inches in
length. This species is common in tidepools and subtidally. |
| AN009 |
Myxicola infudibulum
|
Slime fan worm |
|
Year round |
This species is noted
for its giant axon and its history of widespread use in neurophysiological
studies. It is primarily a subtidal species. |
| AN010 |
Nephthys sp. |
Shimmy worm |
|
Year round |
A small species found
in sandy mud. Can be up to 3 inches in length. |
| AN011 |
Nereis virens |
Sand worm |
|
Year round |
A common species found
in most mud flats in the area. |
| AN012 |
Sabella microphthalma |
Fan worm |
|
Year round |
This sabellid is about
3 inches in length. Lives in tough tubes attached to rocks and
certain ledges. |
| AN013 |
Spirorbis borealis
|
Spiral worm |
|
Year round |
This species builds
small snail-like tubes, approximately 1/8 inch in diameter on
seaweeds and rocks. |
Chlorophyta