Checklist of segmented worms (Phylum Annelida, Kingdom Animalia)
that live or potentially live on Mount Desert Island or in the adjacent ocean
compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748
(updated 18 June 2010)
Below is a working checklist of segmented worm species that live or potentially live on Mount Desert Island or in the adjacent ocean.
Please send corrections and updates to info@vfthomas.com. Photographs are welcome. Thank you.
| Class |
Order |
Family |
Genus |
Specific Epithet |
authority |
common name |
Sources (full citations given after this table) |
| Polychaeta |
Aciculata |
Glyceridae |
Glycera |
dibranchiata |
Ehlers |
two-gilled bloodworm |
Pollock (1998) [see note 1 below] |
| Polychaeta |
Canalipalpata |
Serpulidae |
Spirorbis |
borealis |
Daudin |
? |
observed by Champlainer (TFV) on kelp on Seal Harbor beach |
Note:
1. This species was reported by Pollock (1998) as occurring between Cape Cod and Newfoundland.
Sources:
Champlainer:
TFV = Thomas F. Vining
Pollock, Leland W. 1998. A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (ISBN 0-8135-2398-2)