Invertebrate: Other Invertebrates

  • Image of a clam worm, Nereis sp., against a black background.

    May 8, 2025
    Physical: Clam Worms have numerous parapodia (bristly appendages used in locomotion, respiration, and sensation) along their bodies. The species can measure…

  • May 8, 2025
    Physical: Comb jellies are not true jellyfish because they do not have nematocysts (stinging cells).  They have eight rows of cilia…

  • May 8, 2025
    Image by Nick Hobgood from Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Physical: Golden Star Tunicates are small organisms with undefined body shape. Individuals…
  • Image of a milky ribbon worm, Cerebratulus lacteus, against a black background.

    May 8, 2025
    Image by Eric A. Lazo-Wasem from the Yale Peabody Museum, public domain Physical: The Milky Ribbon Worm is a long, milky…

  • May 8, 2025
    Image by David Remsen on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 Physical: M. prolifera are red or orange in coloration.  Mature specimens are…