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Melinna palmata is a species of segmented worms in the family Melinnidae. They are downward conveyors. Individuals can grow to 50 mm. They have parental care. Reproduction is semelparous, gonochoristic, and iteroparous. They are sessile animals.

  • URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_DC
  • 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 Melinna palmata Grube 1870. View this species on GBIF