Glycera capitata Ørsted, 1843
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Family:  Glyceridae ()
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 12 - 150 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Antarctic Atlantic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 116516. Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Found on volcanic mud at a depth of 823.5 m in the Azores (Ref. 78667). In the North Sea off Belgium, inhabits coastal to open sea zones, typically in coarse sediment; absent in muddy substrates (Ref. 7882). Both a carnivore and detritivore (based from the feeding ecology of the family Glyceridae; Ref. 87179).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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