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Kōrero: Marine animals without backbones

Bristle-worm

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Bristle-worm

Bristle-worms are common under rocks and among kelp in the intertidal region around New Zealand’s coasts. They grow to 30 centimetres in length, and look like giant blue-green centipedes. They move vigorously when disturbed or exposed to light.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

by Geoff Read

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Dennis Gordon rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Marine animals without backbones – Advanced worms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/6887/bristle-worm (accessed 4 June 2026).

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