Cumanense

Siphonosoma cumanense

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–37 m

A worm like burrowing peanut worm of intertidal and shallow subtidal sand, it digs permanent tunnels five to fifteen metres of body length down and feeds on fine organic matter that washes in. A small clam often shares its burrow as a lodger.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Sipuncula › Siphonosomatidae › Siphonosoma

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220533.