Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
Capitellid worm
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Family:  Capitellidae ()
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 237 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Maximum depth based on Ref. 117328.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from South Carolina to the northern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 7866); and Florida Bay (Ref. 8431).

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