How deep does the Spaghetti Worm live?

The Spaghetti Worm (Nicolea chilensis) is typically found at 10–34 m.

Spaghetti Worm

Nicolea chilensis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 10–34 m

A tube building worm of soft bottoms between about 10 and 34 metres, the spaghetti worm anchors itself among the holdfasts of giant kelp and in mussel beds. It fans out long sticky tentacles across the seabed to gather drifting food particles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Terebellida › Terebellidae › Nicolea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 174960.

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How deep does the Spaghetti Worm live?: The Spaghetti Worm (Nicolea chilensis) is typically found at 10–34 m.