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Family Poecilochaetidae
Distribution: Sungei Buloh, Kallang Basin, Pulau Semakau, Singapore River, Pulau Punggol
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The poecilochaetids inhabit long, branching, fragile tubes composed of loosely packed or foraminiferan shells encrusting a mucus sleeves. These worms have been found in mud-filled crevices, muddy or sandy substrates or among roots and rhizomes of aquatic vegetation. They use their long grooved palps for suspension feeding on algae and diatoms as well as deposit feeding.
Species found in Singapore include
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