Sydney Parchment Worm (species: Diopatra dentata) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Diopatra dentata
Sydney Parchment Worm


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Order Eunicida
Family Onuphidae
Genus Diopatra
Species Diopatra dentata

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Distinguishing features

An abundant species, it can form large patches of animals. It lives inside a tube which it coats in shells, sand and other debris (including plastic). Despite its abundance, the animal is rarely seen.

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