How deep does the Polychaete live?

The Polychaete (Magelona cornuta) is typically found at 12–790 m.

Polychaete

Magelona cornuta

Group: Other
Typical depth: 12–790 m

A slender burrowing bristleworm of muddy and clay bottoms, recorded from shallow shelf depths down to nearly eight hundred metres. It feeds along the surface of the sediment, sweeping up settled particles with a pair of long grooved palps.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Magelonidae › Magelona

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 329131.

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How deep does the Polychaete live?: The Polychaete (Magelona cornuta) is typically found at 12–790 m.