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Sand Mason Worm

Lanice conchilega

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,657, February 1,963, March 3,075, April 4,837, May 6,975, June 7,606, July 8,138, August 6,999, September 5,139, October 3,836, November 2,096, December 1,638.
United States55,107
Alaska54,958
United Kingdom208
England113
Wales40
Scotland30
Netherlands28
Northern Ireland25
France24
California19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumSegmented Worms · Annelida
ClassPolychaete Worms · Polychaeta
OrderTerebellida
FamilySpaghetti Worms · Terebellidae
GenusLanice

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Sand Mason Worm with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.