Tubulanus annulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nemertea |
Class: | Palaeonemertea |
Order: | Tubulaniformes |
Family: | Tubulanidae |
Genus: | Tubulanus |
Species: | T. annulatus
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Binomial name | |
Tubulanus annulatus (Montagu, 1804)[1]
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Tubulanus annulatus, commonly known as the football jersey worm,[1][2] is a species of ribbon worm in the phylum Nemertea. It ranges across the northern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, being present from the lower shore down to about 40 m (130 ft), on sand, gravel and other habitats.[3]