Biology:Goniadidae
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Short description: Family of annelid worms
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Suborder: | Glyceriformia |
| Family: | Goniadidae Kinberg, 1866 |
Goniadidae is a family of marine worms within the Polychaeta. Goniadids have long, slender bodies and can grow up to 260mm in length, although most are less than 50mm long.[1][2] Goniadids have an eversible proboscis with a circlet of chitinous jaws around the terminal end.[1][3][4]
Goniadids are highly mobile, burrowing predators which inhabit soft sediments, including sand and mud.[3] Goniadids tolerate a sediment mud content up to 60%, with an optimum range of 50-55%.[2] They are usually distributed within the intertidal and subtidal zones, from shallow water to offshore continental shelf sediments.[2][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fauchald, K (1977). "The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series 28: 92. https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/3435. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Singleton, Nathan (2010). Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) Data Report: Benthic Macrofauna Communities and Sediments – July 2007 to April 2008 (Report). Waikato Regional Council. https://waikatoregion.govt.nz/services/publications/tr201018/. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Polychaeta". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=macrobenthos_polychaeta&id=141&menuentry=groepen.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Goniadidae". http://www.annelida.net/nz/Polychaeta/Family/F-Goniadidae.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q3921024 entry
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