Polychaetes
Polychaetes:
The polychaetes are typically found in or near the ocean, consuming algae and other bits of food they find as they burrow through the sand. Members of this group of worms are typically covered with a large number of stiff bristles that are readily visible. Included with the polychaetes are bristleworms, lugworms, fireworms and clam worms. Many of these annelids spend the first part of their lives as free-floating zooplankton until they eventually develop into their adult form and begin life down in the sand.
The polychaetes are typically found in or near the ocean, consuming algae and other bits of food they find as they burrow through the sand. Members of this group of worms are typically covered with a large number of stiff bristles that are readily visible. Included with the polychaetes are bristleworms, lugworms, fireworms and clam worms. Many of these annelids spend the first part of their lives as free-floating zooplankton until they eventually develop into their adult form and begin life down in the sand.