ANNELIDA : PHYLLODOCIDA : Hesionidae | ANNELID WORMS |
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Oxydromus flexuosus |
Description: Oxydromus flexuosus is a free-living polychaete worm which can swim vigorously if disturbed. It is dark brown in colour with blue-green stripes across the back.
Habitat: This species is normally found amongst Virgularia mirabilis and Amphiura filiformis in fine muddy sand at depths from 5m to at least 30m.
Distribution: Widespread all round the British Isles.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Oxydromus flexuosus (Chiaje, 1827). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=P5680 Accessed on 2025-02-15 |
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