Polychaetes

Lysidice hebes

Polychaetes

A burrowing bristleworm of soft and hard seabeds, this polychaete also threads through Posidonia seagrass meadows from the shallows down past a hundred metres. Its segmented body is fringed with paddle like bristles that drive it through sediment as it feeds.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Eunicida › Eunicidae › Lysidice

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 742228.

FAQ

How deep does the Polychaetes live?
The Polychaetes (Lysidice hebes) is typically found at 1–106 m.