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Tube worm

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A tubeworm is any worm-like sessile invertebrate that anchors its tail to an underwater surface and secretes around its body a mineral tube, into which it can withdraw its entire body.

Tubeworms are found among the following taxa:

References

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  1. ^ "Giant tubeworms" (PDF). Current Biology.