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The name tube worm describes several groups of marine worms that secrete tubes which they then inhabit, emerging to filter feed. The following groups include tube-dwelling filter feeders:

  • The family Siboglinidae (formerly phylum Pogonophora) of beard worms.
  • The phylum Phoronida of horseshoe worms.
  • The class of Polychaeta of bristle worms.

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