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I am no expert, but I see that a Google search on "giant tube worm" gets mostly "Riftia pachyptila", the famous annelid deep-sea rift dwellers, which I believe are "true worms" (if such a term still has meaning). Also our Wikipedia article " Giant tube worm" refers to the same species. I think that this article needs to at least mention the confusion, downplay the claim (featured in today's DYK) that giant tube worms are not worms, and cross reference the Riftia pachyptila article. Very likely the Riftia pachyptila article also ought to mention Kuphus. A photographic comparison contrasting the two species would also be very nice, if one can be found or constructed. Wwheaton ( talk) 16:34, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
This Kuphus polythalamius worm is to my knowledge not known as the "giant tubeworm" but as the "giant shipworm". The giant tubeworm is usually employed for Riftia pachyptila.-- Feministo ( talk) 02:44, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
According to WoRMs database, the right scientific name is Kuphus polythalamius, so that the [ agreement] is kept. -- Feministo ( talk) 01:49, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
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I am no expert, but I see that a Google search on "giant tube worm" gets mostly "Riftia pachyptila", the famous annelid deep-sea rift dwellers, which I believe are "true worms" (if such a term still has meaning). Also our Wikipedia article " Giant tube worm" refers to the same species. I think that this article needs to at least mention the confusion, downplay the claim (featured in today's DYK) that giant tube worms are not worms, and cross reference the Riftia pachyptila article. Very likely the Riftia pachyptila article also ought to mention Kuphus. A photographic comparison contrasting the two species would also be very nice, if one can be found or constructed. Wwheaton ( talk) 16:34, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
This Kuphus polythalamius worm is to my knowledge not known as the "giant tubeworm" but as the "giant shipworm". The giant tubeworm is usually employed for Riftia pachyptila.-- Feministo ( talk) 02:44, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
According to WoRMs database, the right scientific name is Kuphus polythalamius, so that the [ agreement] is kept. -- Feministo ( talk) 01:49, 8 April 2020 (UTC)