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Mediomastus australiensis Warren, Hutchings & Doyle 1994

Habitat

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Often occurs in sheltered bay and estuarine situations where salinity levels are high, in muddy substrates and often is associated with species of Posidonia and Zostera seagrasses. The species can occur in extremely high densities (Warren et al. 1994)

Reference

Warren, L.M.; Hutchings, P.A.; Doyle, S. (1994). A revision of the genus Mediomastus Hartman, 1944 (Polychaeta: Capitellidae). Records of the Australian Museum. 46(3): 227-256.

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