How deep does the Polychaete live?

The Polychaete (Rhodine gracilior) is typically found at 10–888 m.

Polychaete

Rhodine gracilior

Group: Other
Typical depth: 10–888 m

It lives head down in a straight tube set into mixed and muddy seabeds, eating sediment from the bottom of its burrow and passing it through like a bamboo worm should. Records run from about 10 metres down to nearly 900.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Maldanidae › Rhodine

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130330.

FAQ

How deep does the Polychaete live?: The Polychaete (Rhodine gracilior) is typically found at 10–888 m.