Summary ³

Cirratulidae is a family of marine polychaete worms. Members of the family are found worldwide, mostly living in mud or rock crevices. Most are deposit feeders, but some graze on algae or are suspension feeders.

In Lake Merritt ⁴

These filter-feeding worms are common in the mud near Lake Chalet, and are probably broadly distributed in the lake. Look for their red feeding tentacles.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/damon_tighe/8568076842/
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
3. Adapted by Ken-ichi Ueda from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirratulidae
4. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Polychaeta Database
• World Register of Marine Species

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