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    • Sipuncula
  • English
    • peanut worms

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Recent Observations

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Observer

kueda

Date

Apr 19, 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Description

Kind of sad I didn't get better pics, as this species isn't well-represented on the net. Upper left is Serpulorbis and lower right is a sabellid worm.

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Observer

kueda

Date

Nov 4, 2009 04:53 PM PST

Description

Saw more peanut worms than I think I ever have before.

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What

peanut worms Phylum Sipuncula

Observer

kueda

Date

Mar 31, 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Description

Not sure what kind. About 5 cm long in the recoiled state shown here. Never really got it to relax and extend itself.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Sipuncula or Sipunculida, sipunculid worms or peanut worms, are a phylum containing 144-320 species (estimates vary) of bilaterally symmetrical, unsegmented marine worms. Sipunculid worm jelly (土笋冻) is a delicacy in the town of Xiamen in Fujian province of China.

No range data available.