
Suction-feeding Worms
Aeolosomatidae
The Aeolosomatidae is a family of very small, acquatic annelid worms, the affinities of which are uncertain. It contains a single genus, Aeolosoma, and two species, Aeolosoma hemprichi and Aeolosoma maritimum. These worms are known as suction-feeding worms and occupy freshwater habitats.
3 branches of this family, most-observed first
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325536.
