False earthworm
Lumbrineris tetraura
Fun Fact: They have earthworm shaped bodies but without gills.
Introduction: False earthworms (Lumbrineris tetraura) have earthworm shaped bodies, long and cylindrical but without gills. The leg-like appendages are short and dumpy with a few bristles on a single tuft. Burrows in sandbanks and sandy pools.
Distribution: Henties Bay south to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, Sandwich Harbour and Luderitz.
Diet: Minute sea food
Colouration: Pale brown
Breeding: Not known
Max size: 60mm
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