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Sea worm may refer to one or several of the following phyla:
Taxonomic name
Type
Description
Size (length)
Acanthocephala
ranges from a few millimeters up to
Annelida
phylum
segmented worms
ranges from microscopic to
Chaetognatha
phylum
arrow worms
Cycliophora
phylum
found living attached to the bodies of lobsters
less than ½ mm wide
Entoprocta
phylum
sessile aquatic worms
ranges from
Gastrotricha
phylum
pseudocoelomate worms
Gnathostomulida
phylum
jaw worms
Hemichordata
phylum
deuterostome worms
Kinorhyncha
phylum
pseudocoelomate invertebrates, widespread in mud or sand at all depths
1 mm or less
Loricifera
phylum
sediment-dwelling worms
100 µm to ca. 1 mm
Micrognathozoa
discovered living in homothermic springs
Nematoda
phylum
round worms
ranges from microscopic to , and some parasitic ones reaching over
Nematomorpha
phylum
Nemertea
phylum
invertebrate ribbon worms
most are less than long, one specimen has been estimated at
Phoronida
phylum
horseshoe worms
, the largest are
Platyhelminthea
phylum
flatworms
Priapulida
phylum
penus worms, general shape may recall the shape of a penis
Sipuncula
phylum
peanut worms
Xenoturbellida
bilaterian worm-like species
up to
Usage examples of "sea worm".
Calliope busily shrinking me like a sea worm and calling me play actor.
The nymphs who'd been guiding the sea worm now released the hawser.
I knew that I must draw you to me and I influenced the sea worm to make a channel through the weed, a path which I hoped your curiosity might urge you to follow.