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Definition of Tubeworm

Tubeworm
Tubeworm Tube"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicol[ae].

Meaning of Tubeworm from wikipedia

- Look up tube worm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tubeworm is any worm-like sessile invertebrate that anchors its tail to an underwater surface and...
- invertebrate chemoautotrophic symbiosis, particularly in vestimentiferan tubeworms R. pachyptila and then in vesicomyid clams and mytilid mussels revealed...
- vestimentiferan tubeworm species. These tubeworms are one of the most dominant organisms ****ociated with the hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. Tubeworms anchor...
- Acrolophus popeanella (Clemens' gr**** tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. Adults...
- Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms. Their true native range is unknown, but they probably...
- Ser**** (also known as calcareous tubeworm, serpulid tubeworm, fanworm, or plume worm) is a genus of sessile, marine annelid tube worms that belongs to...
- rock formations attract siboglinid tubeworms, which settle and grow along with the mussels. Like the mussels, tubeworms rely on chemosynthetic bacteria (in...
- 507 years. Another specimen had a recorded lifespan of 374 years. The tubeworm Escarpia laminata that lives in deep sea cold seeps regularly reaches the...
- deep sea giant tubeworm, has an obligate mutualistic ****ociation with internal, sulfide-oxidizing, bacterial symbionts. The tubeworm extracts the chemicals...
- Ser**** vermicularis, known by common names including the calcareous tubeworm, fan worm, plume worm or red tube worm, is a species of segmented marine...