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title: "American Lugworm"
description: "Arenicola cristata — Other animals. Arenicola cristata, commonly known as the American lugworm, is a species of marine annelid in the lugworm family, Arenicolidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-lugworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Lugworm

> Arenicola cristata — Other animals. Arenicola cristata, commonly known as the American lugworm, is a species of marine annelid in the lugworm family, Arenicolidae.

- Scientific name: *Arenicola cristata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 216
- Wikidata: [Q2778026](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2778026)
- iNaturalist taxon: [362220](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/362220)

## Names

- en: American Lugworm
- de: Amerikanischer Sandpierwurm

## Countries with the most observations

US (141)

## Summary

Arenicola cristata, commonly known as the American lugworm, is a species of marine annelid in the lugworm family, Arenicolidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenicola_cristata

## Photo

![American Lugworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-lugworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ryan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307066393

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-lugworm?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).