How deep does the Greenleaf Worm live?

The Greenleaf Worm (Eulalia viridis) is typically found at 0–100 m.

Greenleaf Worm

Eulalia viridis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–100 m

Bright green and slender, the greenleaf worm hunts other bristleworms across rocks and weed, gripping prey with a soft eversible throat rather than jaws. It lives from the intertidal down to about 100 metres and often turns up among fouling growth in shellfish farms.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Phyllodocidae › Eulalia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130639.

FAQ

How deep does the Greenleaf Worm live?: The Greenleaf Worm (Eulalia viridis) is typically found at 0–100 m.