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Bristleworm

Spio filicornis (Müller 1776)

Spio filicornis (Bristleworm) is a species of segmented worms in the family spionids. They are downward conveyors. Individuals can grow to 3 cm. They have parental care. Reproduction is gonochoristic. They are sessile burrowers.

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  • Definition: Downward conveyors exhibit a feeding strategy opposite to that of upward conveyors. Vertically oriented head-up feeders actively select and ingest particles at the surface and egest these non-locally as faeces in deeper sediment strata
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of bristleworm. View this species on GBIF