How deep does the Polychaete live?

The Polychaete (Laonice cirrata) is typically found at 14–1738 m.

Polychaete

Laonice cirrata

Group: Other
Typical depth: 14–1738 m

This tube building polychaete settles into soft coastal mud and feeds by sweeping the sediment surface with its tentacles. It ranges widely with depth, from about fourteen metres down to over seventeen hundred.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Spionida › Spionidae › Laonice

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 131128.

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How deep does the Polychaete live?: The Polychaete (Laonice cirrata) is typically found at 14–1738 m.