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Pacific Arctic Benthic Species
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Spiochaetopterus typicus (M. Sars, 1856)

Size
Up to 130 mm for over 150 segments.

Color
In alcohol yellowish to white.

Habitat
From 2 to 4000 m deep. Tube obliquely in muddy sediments. Species tolerant to excess organic matter enrichment. These species may occur under normal conditions, but their populations are stimulated by organic enrichment (slight unbalance situations).

Mobility
Sedentary.

Feeding
Surface deposit feeder.
Suspension feeder.

Life cycle
Pelagic larvae with a very long planktonic life lasting several months.

Distribution
Arctic.
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