| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Glycera Savigny, 1818 |
| Sources | |
additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source: Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. 2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
| Feedingtypes | |
carnivore [details]
detritus feeder [details]
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| Links | | To GenBank
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: Medium-sized (up to 75 mm long) bristle worm whose body narrows towards both ends. The eversible proboscis has papillae and four jaws. The antennae are very small. Segments are subdivided into rings. Small parapodia with clear gills. Colour: milk white. [details]
Distribution: In the 1976-1986 period Glycera alba was only found twice (western coastal zone; maximum 4 ind./m2). In the 1994-2001 period the species was more widely distributed and was mainly found in the western near-coastal zone. Glycera alba was observed only sporadically in the open sea zone. In this period the species reached a maximum density of 100 ind./m2. [details]
Habitat: Glycera alba prefers sediments with a median grain size of 50 to 250 µm but is also found in coarser sediments (up to 500 µm). The species furthermore tends to prefer sediments with a mud content of 10-20%. The high relative occurrence in sediments with a mud content of 40-50% is considered unreliable. [details]
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Picture of Glycera alba
added on 2004-06-17 - author: Hillewaert, H.
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Glycera alba (O.F. Müller, 1776)
added on 2006-06-07 - author: Hans Hillewaert
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| | | Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2009). Glycera alba (O.F. Müller, 1776). In: Fauchald, K. (Ed) (2009). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130116 on 2010-09-06 |
