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Descriptive Features:
head with 1 median and 2 pairs of lateral tentacles
head never sclerotized
anterior and posterior suckers absent
legs absent
shell or single muscular foot absent
body elongate and more than 10 body segments
body with paired lateral outgrowths, bearing bristles, along full length
Total length: up to 5 mm
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Distribution: Coastal areas of Vic, SA, Tas, NSW, Qld
Sensitivity Rating: SIGNAL grade 1
Functional Feeding Group: unknown for free-living animals, parasitic
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Lake Alexandrina, South Aus |
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Ecology: Most bristle worms are marine but occasionally species occur in freshwaters along the coast. They are free living, except for Stratiodrilus (Histriobdellidae) that is ectoparasitic in the gill chambers of some freshwater crayfish (Decapoda). |
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Information Sources: Williams 1980, Hawking & Smith 1997, Hutchings & Johnson 2003 |
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