| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Glycera Savigny, 1818 |
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additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
| Feedingtypes | |
omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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| Links | | To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: Medium-sized (up to 150 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 without gills. Colour: greyish white. [details]
Distribution: In both periods G. capitata was mainly distributed in the open sea zone. The species was nevertheless also observed in the coastal zone (1994-2001: especially the western coastal zone). Its density always remained rather low with a maximum of 170 ind./m2 (1994-2001 period). [details]
Habitat: Glycera capitata is observed in sediments of nearly all median grain sizes, but displays a preference for coarser sediments: a relative occurrence of approximately 40% is reached in sediments with a median grain size > 400 µm. The habitat preference of the species is furthermore characterised by its absence in sediments with a mud content > 20%. [details]
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Glycera capitata Oersted, 1843
added on 2006-06-07 - author: Hans Hillewaert
qualitystatus: not checked |
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| | | Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2009). Glycera capitata Örsted, 1843. 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=130118 on 2010-09-10 |
