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Innkeeper Worm
絳體管口螠
Ochetostoma erthrogrammon
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Commonly found in soft sediments.
牠通常存在於軟沉積物中
Uses mucus to trap organic particles surrounding its burrow and transfer them to its mouth by cilia on their proboscis.
用黏液捕獲自動洞穴周圍的有機粒子，並通過吻部（proboscis）上的纖毛（cilia）將牠們移師嘴中
Also known as the “innkeeper worm” because various organisms live inside its U-shaped burrow with them. This is a good example of commensalism.
英文名稱為“innkeeper worm”(innkeeper意指旅店老闆)，因為各種生物與牠們一起生活在牠們所挖的 U 形洞穴中，形成偏利共生(commensalism)
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