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Kōrero: Marine animals without backbones

Worms in New Zealand seas

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Worms in New Zealand seas

Many types of animals which have long, cylindrical bodies are classified as worms. Thirteen major groups of worms and worm-like animals are found in New Zealand waters.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Dennis Gordon rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Marine animals without backbones – Simple worms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/5851/worms-in-new-zealand-seas (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Dennis Gordon rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.