VERMES 

 Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers 



125 



(Blood Worm) 



A long smooth worm tapering to each end; head 

 small, pointed and with four short tentacles. Simple 

 gills on each side of appendages; proboscis long. 

 Sandy mud flats from North Carolina to Bay of 

 Fundy. Common in New Jersey waters to 15 feet 

 in depth. 



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Fig. 20 

 Glycera americana Leidy 



Glycera americana Leidy 



Fig. 20 



(Blood Worm' 



Branched gills on upper side of appendages; no 

 gills on lower side. Not as common as the above. 



