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

(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)



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