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Kōrero: Estuaries

Mudworms

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Mudworms

These small mudworms Microspio maori are common inhabitants of sandy sediments in estuaries throughout New Zealand.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

by Geoff Read

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Maggy Wassilieff, Estuaries – Small animals of the estuary, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4633/mudworms (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.