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Peacock worm Sabella penicillus The protective tube is created from mud particles glued together with mucus secreted by the worm. The circular fan of feeding tentacles will retract rapidly into the supporting tube if disturbed by touch, water movement or on occasion even the passage of a shadow. |
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Strawberry worm If you see an array of long filamentous strands coming out of a crevice in the rocks the chances are these may be from a strawberry worm. |
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Lineus sp Depending on the exact species of this purple/ brown coloured nemertean worm this can extend to over 1m in length but generally less than 5mm in diameter (unless contracted). It may be found on most substrates but particularly undulating across between rocks / stones. |
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Football Jersey worm Tubulanus sp Another long thin nemertean worm up to about 1m in length, generally of a orange-red to brown-red colour with white stripes running longitudinally along the body and others around it. |
