Ragworm

Hediste diversicolor

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–11 m

The ragworm is a tough, adaptable polychaete that hunts, grazes and even spins mucus nets to filter food, switching modes as conditions change. It burrows through sand and seagrass beds in shallow water, abundant in estuaries and mudflats.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Nereididae › Hediste

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 152302.