Sandworm

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This article is about annelids. For the creatures from Frank Herbert's "Dune" Novels, see Sandworm (Dune).

The name sandworm is given to two kinds of polychaete worm used as fishing bait.

• In the US, a sandworm is a worm of the genus Nereis (a ragworm), especially Nereis virens.

• In the UK, a sandworm is another name for a lugworm (genus Arenicola).