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There is no such organism known strictly as a "tubular worm." However, members of the genus Lamellibrachia, family Surpulidae, family Sabellidae, phylum Phoronida, order Microconchida or Riftia pachyptila (Giant Tube Worm), can be referred to as tube worms.
"Tubular worms" may also refer to parasitic worms or helminths including cestodes, trematodes and nematodes. These parasitic protozoans latch onto hosts using sharp mouthparts or dental plates, and could ostensibly be referred to as "tubular worms" because of their cylindrical appearance.
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∙ 7y agoWorms that make and live in hard tubes. they stick a set of fronds out of the tube to feed and retreat into the dube when in danger.
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When were tubeworms discovered?
1981.
What do vent tubeworms and chemosynthetic bacteria get from there close relationship?
They get food
What are some of the animal life in the hydothermal vents?
there is tubeworms and huge clams in the pacifc ocean but eyeless shrimp in the atlantic
What fish eat tubeworms?
Whiting, all types of bream, flathead, jewfish, catfish, and many more species.
What does a hydro thermal vent crab eat?
They eat bacteria, shrimp,mussels, clams, tubeworms, and even each other.
What makes up chitin in tubeworms?
Chitin is a polysaccharide made up of many N-acetyl-D-glucosamine subunits.
What is a tubeworms phylum?
Tubeworms belong to the phylum Annelida, which includes segmented worms. They are specifically classified in the class Polychaeta, which comprises marine worms known for their tube-dwelling lifestyle.
What are chemosynthetic organisms?
Chemosynthetic organisms obtain their energy directly from raw chemicals in their environment. Examples of this include tubeworms living next to hydrothermal vents.
Why do tubeworms and hundreds of other species thrive near hydrothermal vents?
Chemicals from the vents feed bacteria which, in turn, produce sugar and other food for organisms.
What do red knobbed starfish eat?
When the red-knobbed starfish is young, it will eat algae, but as it grows it will eat soft corals, sponges, tubeworms, clams, starfish and other invertebrates.
What animals live in extreme habitats?
Five things that inhabit extreme environments are: Bacteria Cactus Inuvialuit Giant Squid Fish
What are soe major breakthroughs in marine biology?
The Alvin sailed underwater in 1977, all the way to the ocean floor.The sun was not shining there because it was so deep. Marine Biologists were shocked to see tubeworms plankton and more life.They then discovered that the solar energy was from the hot springs! Hope this helped (; N.E.B.
