Polychaete
Eunice marenzelleri
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
This eunicid worm is a free living hunter, though larger forms may settle into tubes and some bore into dead coral. Like its relatives it is primarily a carnivore, working through reef rubble and sediment.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Eunicida › Eunicidae › Eunice
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 209823.
FAQ
- Is the Polychaete dangerous to divers?
- The Polychaete is harmless to divers.