Lagoon sandworm  (Armandia cirrhosa)

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Description

This rare, small worm is ribbon-like in appearance, and has three eyes on its head. The body comprises of 26 or 27 segments, each of which bear bristles known as chaetae (1). The name of this group of worms, polychaetes, means 'many bristles'.

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