Terebellidae | |
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Lanice conchilega (Terebellinae), taken out of its burrow. Note "spaghetti" tentacles on head. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Order: | Terebellida |
Suborder: | Terebellomorpha |
Family: | Terebellidae Grube, 1851 |
Subfamilies | |
4, see text |
The Terebellidae is a marine family of polychaete worms, of which the type taxon is Terebella, described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.[1]