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Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Physical Characteristics, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Beard Worms And People, Norwegian Tubeworm (siboglinum Fiordicum): Species Account - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, CONSERVATION STATUS

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NORWEGIAN TUBEWORM (Siboglinum fiordicum): SPECIES ACCOUNT

Beard worms live on the bottom of the Norwegian fjords and in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic oceans.


Beard worms live on the ocean floor on continental slopes and in deep ocean trenches. Some species are found only on decaying wood near deep sea geysers at depths of 328 to 32,808 feet (100 to 10,000 meters). These deep sea geysers are called hydrothermal vents.


No beard worms are considered endangered or threatened.

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Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Physical Characteristics

Beard worms live in tubes made out of chitin (KYE-tehn) and protein. Chitin is a substance similar to fingernails that makes up the outer skeleton of some animals. The tubes are mostly below the surface of the ocean bottom, with just the upper end exposed. The yellowish, brownish, or black tubes are not branched. They are sometimes distinctly fringed, flared, segmented, or have a ringed pattern. M…

Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Diet

Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Behavior And Reproduction

Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Beard Worms And People

Beard Worms: Pogonophora - Norwegian Tubeworm (siboglinum Fiordicum): Species Account

Physical characteristics: The body of a Norwegian tubeworm grows up to 11.8 inches (300 millimeters) in length and 0.009 inches (0.25 millimeters) thick. The smooth tube is patterned with gray or brown rings. This tubeworm has only one tentacle. Geographic range: The Norwegian tubeworm lives only in Norway. Habitat: Norwegian tubeworms live on the sandy or muddy bottoms of fjords, at depths rangin…

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