Sea worm explained

Sea worm may refer to one or several of the following taxa:

Taxonomic nameTypeDescriptionSize (length)
Acanthocephalaphylumparasitic wormranges from a few millimeters up to 65cm (26inches)
Annelidaphylumsegmented wormsranges from microscopic to 3m (10feet)
AplacophoraSub-phylummolluscs that look like wormsa few millimeters to several centimeters
Chaetognathaphylumarrow worms2mm120mm
Cycliophoraphylumfound living attached to the bodies of lobstersless than ½ mm wide
Entoproctaphylumsessile aquatic wormsranges from 0.1mm7mm
Gastrotrichaphylumpseudocoelomate worms0.06mm3mm
Gnathostomulidaphylumjaw worms0.5to
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 springs0.1mm
Nematodaphylumround wormsranges from microscopic to 5cm (02inches), and some parasitic ones reaching over 1m (03feet)
Nematomorphaphylumparasitic worms50cmto100cmcm (20inchesto00inchescm)
Nemerteaphyluminvertebrate ribbon wormsmost are less than 20cm (10inches) long, one specimen has been estimated at 54m (177feet)
Phoronidaphylumhorseshoe worms2cm (01inches), the largest are 50cm (20inches)
Platyhelmintheaphylumflatworms
Priapulidaphylumpenis worms, general shape may recall the shape of a penis0.2cmto39cmcm (00.1inchesto15inchescm)
Sipunculaclasspeanut worms, a group of unsegmented marine annelids2mm720mm
Teredinidaefamilyshipworms, which are marine bivalve molluscsseveral inches to five feet.
Xenoturbellidasubphylumbilaterian worm-like speciesup to 4cm (02inches)

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