Bloodworm

Glycera dibranchiata

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–24 m

The bloodworm gets its name from the red fluid that shows through its pale skin, and from a hunting mouth that everts to reveal four black fangs. It lives in soft subtidal sediment in the shallows, rarely digging into the hard packed mud below a couple of metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Glyceridae › Glycera

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 157392.