Lagoon sandworm  (Armandia cirrhosa)

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Range

This worm was discovered in Eight Acre Pond in Lymington, South Hampshire, in 1984. A large population was still present at this site in 1985 and the species remained in 1990. However, despite repeated surveys for this worm it has not been found since in this pond (3). In 1994 it was discovered nearby in Dorset, at Small Mouth Spit (Portland Harbour), and East Fleet Sandbank, but in very low numbers in both places (3). Outside of Great Britain it has been found in the Mediterranean region (4), the Adriatic, around Madeira and the eastern Atlantic coasts (3).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Inhabits muddy, shingle or sandy sediments in water of a salinity that is only slightly less than that of seawater (4).

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