How deep does the Sharp-Tailed Cumacean live?

The Sharp-Tailed Cumacean (Oxyurostylis smithi) is typically found at 0–2 m.

Sharp-Tailed Cumacean

Oxyurostylis smithi

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–2 m

A tiny crustacean barely two centimetres long, this cumacean lives part buried in soft bay and shelf bottoms with its tapered tail pointing up into the water. It drifts into the plankton at times, and like its relatives it sifts fine organic particles and microbes from the sediment.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Cumacea › Diastylidae › Oxyurostylis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 157834.

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How deep does the Sharp-Tailed Cumacean live?: The Sharp-Tailed Cumacean (Oxyurostylis smithi) is typically found at 0–2 m.