How deep does the Scale Worm live?

The Scale Worm (Polyeunoa laevis) is typically found at 8–229 m.

Scale Worm

Polyeunoa laevis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 8–229 m

This scale worm lives as a lodger on sea fans, crawling along their branches between about eight and two hundred metres in cold southern seas. Rows of overlapping plates shield its back, and it shares the gorgonian host without harming it.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Polynoidae › Polyeunoa

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 174391.

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How deep does the Scale Worm live?: The Scale Worm (Polyeunoa laevis) is typically found at 8–229 m.