Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae - Marine Life Encyclopedia

Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae (Kowalevsky & Marion, 1887)

Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae

Description: This is a worm-like mollusc in the class Solenogastres. It is normally coiled around the main stem of the hydroid Lytocarpia myriophyllum.

Habitat: Exclusively found on the hydroid Lytocarpia myriophyllum which itself is confined to deeper water, below 25 m in sheltered but tide swept sites.

Key Identification Features:

Worm-like body with groove on underside and no segmentation.

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). Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae (Kowalevsky & Marion, 1887). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=W420 Accessed on 2023-12-06

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