Polychaete

Drilonereis filum

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 7–1300 m

A long, thread thin marine bristleworm of muddy bottoms, this polychaete ranges from about 7 metres down to 1,300. It eats both plant and animal matter, everting a jawed pharynx to grip its food as it works slowly through the sediment.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Eunicida › Oenonidae › Drilonereis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 129856.