Tanaid

Leptochelia forresti

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 5–50 m

A tiny tube building crustacean that lives in a self made case on bay and shelf bottoms between about 5 and 50 metres. Like other tanaids it sieves fine particles from the sediment and water around its tube.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Tanaidacea › Leptocheliidae › Leptochelia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 247545.