How deep does the Whip Mudworm live?

The Whip Mudworm (Polydora cornuta) is typically found at 2–5 m.

Whip Mudworm

Polydora cornuta

Group: Other
Typical depth: 2–5 m

A small mud worm of shallow water, it builds a fragile tube in soft sediment between about 2 and 5 m. It feeds by sweeping the seabed with a pair of long palps, picking up settled particles, and is a familiar coloniser of disturbed harbours and estuaries.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 131143.

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How deep does the Whip Mudworm live?: The Whip Mudworm (Polydora cornuta) is typically found at 2–5 m.