Eumida sanguinea (Ørsted, 1843)
Blood-colored phyllodocid worm
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Family:  Phyllodocidae ()
Max. size:  6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 1100 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Biology:  Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along near-coastal zones in sandy-muddy substrates (Ref. 2707), as well as in estuaries (Ref. 96352). Often associated with the sand mason, Lanice conchilega (Ref. 7882). They are characterized as hunting carnivores, feeding on any polychaete (Ref. 87179).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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