Global InformationFrenulata information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Sabellida |
| Family: | Siboglinidae |
| Clade: | Frenulata |
Frenulata, "beard worms", is a clade of Siboglinidae, "tube worms". They are one of four lineages with numerous species.[1][2] They may be the most basal clade in the family.[3] Despite being the first tube worms to be encountered and described, they remain the least studied group. This is because of their slender shape, they often get destroyed as a result of being caught as bycatch or poor preservation. They are found primarily in deep, muddy sediments, cold seeps, and anoxic firth sediments.[4][5]
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- ^ Hilário, Ana; Capa, María; Dahlgren, Thomas G.; Halanych, Kenneth M.; Little, Crispin T. S.; Thornhill, Daniel J.; Verna, Caroline; Glover, Adrian G. (2011). "New Perspectives on the Ecology and Evolution of Siboglinid Tubeworms". PLOS ONE. 6 (2): e16309. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...616309H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016309. PMC 3038861. PMID 21339826.
- ^ Rodrigues, Clara F.; Hilário, Ana; Cunha, Marina R.; Weightman, Andrew J.; Webster, Gordon (2011-06-01). "Microbial diversity in Frenulata (Siboglinidae, Polychaeta) species from mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic)". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 100 (1): 83–98. doi:10.1007/s10482-011-9567-0. ISSN 1572-9699. PMID 21359663. S2CID 10224623.
- ^ Meunier, Cédric; Andersen, Ann C.; Bruneaux, Matthieu; Le Guen, Dominique; Terrier, Peran; Leize-Wagner, Emmanuelle; Zal, Franck (2010-01-01). "Structural characterization of hemoglobins from Monilifera and Frenulata tubeworms (Siboglinids): First discovery of giant hexagonal-bilayer hemoglobin in the former "Pogonophora" group". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 155 (1): 41–48. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.09.010. ISSN 1095-6433. PMID 19770067.