Tubifex tubifex
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Tubificida |
| Family: | Naididae |
| Genus: | Tubifex |
| Species: | T. tubifex
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| Tubifex tubifex (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Tubifex tubifex, also called the sludge worm or sewage worm, is a
molecules
through their body walls.
Micro-plastic ingestion by Tubifex worms acts as a significant risk for trophic transfer and biomagnification of Encystment
may also function in the dispersal of the worm.
They usually inhabit the bottom sediments of lakes, rivers, and occasionally sewer lines and outlets.[2]
References
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- ^ "Sewer creature surprises city officials". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23.
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