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Peanut Worm

Sipunculidae

Photo by R.Garcia
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Field Notes

Description:

Encontrei este verme sipunculídeo (Filo Sipuncula) numa praia do norte de Portugal, mais concretamente a praia da Aguda, numa zona intertidal. Fiquei todo contente quando o encontrei porque tinha falado deles na aula de Biologia dos Invertebrados :)
Found this peanut worm (Phylum Sipuncula) in a portuguese beach from the north in a intertidal zone.

Reference Links:

Peanut Worms (Sipuncula) - Information on Peanut Worms, Sipuncula

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Comments (2)
R.Garcia
Thank you so much Leuba Ridgway! I really apreciate your advices !
Leuba Ridgway
You have some interesting spottings R.Garcia with interesting information about the spotting. We look forward to seeing more from your part of the world and hope you enjoy being part of this community. Welcome to Project Noah ! With this interesting spotting, could you please edit and put in the scientific name - just to the family level should do - Sipunculidae and add reference like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipuncula Nice spotting !

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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Beach Biodiversity of Portugal - Dunes, Sand and Sea
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Flora y fauna de la peninsula iberica
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PublishedAugust 18, 2014

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