Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Blow Lug-worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm)
FamilyARENICOLIDAE (lugworms)
OrderCAPITELLIDA (lugworms, bamboo worms and relatives)
InfraclassScolecida (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm) :
1: Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm)
20 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Worm casts at low tide
Image 1: Lug-worm casts at low tideImage 2: Lug-worm casts at low tide (2)Image 3: Lug-worm casts at low tide (3)
2: Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm)
28 Apr 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dug from sand at low spring tide
Image 1: Close-up - on sandImage 2: Close-up - on sand (2)Image 3: Close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Close-up - white background (2)Image 5: Close-up - white background (3)Image 6: Close-up - white background (4)Image 7: Close-up - white background (5)Image 8: Close-up - white background (6)Image 9: Everted pharynx - close-up - white backgroundImage 10: Everted pharynx - close-up - white background (2)Image 11: Everted pharynx - close-up - white background (3)Image 12: Gills - close-up - white backgroundImage 13: Gills - close-up - white background (2)Image 14: Tail end - close-up - white backgroundImage 15: Tail end - close-up - white background (2)Image 16: Chaetae - close-up - highly enlargedImage 17: Everted pharynx - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Everted pharynx - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 19: Gill - close-up - enlargedImage 20: Gill - close-up - highly enlargedImage 21: Gills and chaetae - close-up - highly enlargedImage 22: Gills and chaetae - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 23: Gills - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Gills - close-up - highly enlargedImage 25: Head end - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 26: Proboscis - everted - enlargedImage 27: Proboscis - everted - highly enlargedImage 28: Probosics - everted - highly enlargedImage 29: Probosics - everted - highly enlarged (2)
3: Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm)
28 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
burrows and casts, in sand
Image 1: Lugworm casts and depressionsImage 2: Lugworm casts and depressions (2)Image 3: Lugworm casts and depressions (3)
4: Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm)
1 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dug from mud on beach
Image 1: On sand - trying to burrow - close-upImage 2: On sand - trying to burrow - close-up (2)Image 3: On sand - trying to burrow - close-up (3)Image 4: Worm - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Worm - close-up - white background (2)Image 6: Worm - close-up - white background (3)Image 7: Worm - close-up - white background (4)Image 8: Worm - close-up - white background (5)Image 9: Worm - close-up - white background (6)Image 10: Worm - close-up - white background (7)Image 11: Worm - close-up - white background (8)Image 12: Worm - close-up - white background (9)Image 13: Annulations and chaetae - highly enlargedImage 14: Annulations and gills - highly enlargedImage 15: Annulations - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Chaetae and gills - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Chaetae and gills - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 18: Chaetae and gills - highly enlargedImage 19: Chaetae and gills - highly enlarged (2)Image 20: Chaetae - highly enlargedImage 21: Chaetae - highly enlarged (2)Image 22: Chaetae - highly enlarged (3)Image 23: Chaetae - highly enlarged (4)Image 24: Gills and chaetae - close-up - enlargedImage 25: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 26: Gills - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 27: Gills - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 28: Gills - highly enlargedImage 29: Gills - highly enlarged (2)Image 30: Gills - highly enlarged (3)Image 31: Head end - close-up - enlargedImage 32: Head - proboscis just starting to evert - close-up - enlargedImage 33: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlargedImage 34: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 35: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 36: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 37: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 38: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 39: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 40: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (8)Image 41: Proboscis - everted - close-up - enlarged (9)Image 42: Proboscis - just beginning to evert - close-up - enlargedImage 43: Tail - close-up - enlargedImage 44: Tail end - close-up - enlargedImage 45: Tail end - close-up - enlarged (2)

Arenicola marina (Blow Lug-worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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