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Eunicidae is a family of polychaetes. Many eunicids reach a considerable size. Their jaws are known from Ordovician sediments.[1] They live throughout the seas; a few species are parasitic.[1]
One of the most conspicuous of the eunicids is the giant, dark-purple, iridescent "Bobbit worm" (Eunice aphroditois), found at low tide under boulders on southern Australian shores. Its robust, muscular body can be as long as 2 m.[2]
Some species of eunicids prey on coral. Individuals have been found living unnoticed in reef aquaria for long enough to grow to great size.[3][4]
They have an evertible proboscis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Fauchald, K. (1992). "A review of the genus Eunice (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) based upon type material" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 523: 1–422. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.523.
- ^ Keith Davey (2000). "Eunice aphroditois". Life on Australian Seashores. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ Weast, Steve. "The Great Worm Incident". Oregon, USA. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Giant Sea Worm Unmasked as Coral Killer". Web.archive.org. 2012-11-21. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
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