• Question: how many species of worms are there??

    Asked by jordandjess to Anouk, Chris, Judith, Leisha, Seyyed on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Chris Kettle

      Chris Kettle answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Lots. Ill have to googe that one as I foot know – Anouk?

    • Photo: Anouk Gouvras

      Anouk Gouvras answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      wooooow! thousands!

      I mean, there are 4400 species of earthworms alone and over 200,000 marine worm species! As to helminthes (parasitic worms) there may be between 75,000 and 300,000 we just do not know.

      And we keep discovering more everyday!

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