Diplocirrus glaucus is a species of marine polychaete found in ocean bottoms often consisting of mud, sand, shells or gravel. It eats detritus and microorganisms. It is found in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and the eastern North Atlantic oceans to a depth of 750 meters.
It has a spindle-shaped front body, changing to a more cylindrical form at the back end. The prostomium has four eyes and two long palps. The peristomium has four short, finger-shaped and four longer, threadlike gills. All gills are often retracted into the body. Body colour varies from pearl-grey to silver-white with a length up to 25 mm.[2]
It lives on the ocean floor where it digs tunnels that are supported by slime secreted from the worm. Here it feeds on detritus and microorganisms.
Diplocirrus glaucus is a species of marine polychaete found in ocean bottoms often consisting of mud, sand, shells or gravel. It eats detritus and microorganisms. It is found in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and the eastern North Atlantic oceans to a depth of 750 meters.
Diplocirrus glaucus is een borstelworm uit de familie Flabelligeridae. Het lichaam van de worm bestaat uit een kop, een cilindrisch, gesegmenteerd lichaam en een staartstukje. De kop bestaat uit een prostomium (gedeelte voor de mondopening) en een peristomium (gedeelte rond de mond) en draagt gepaarde aanhangsels (palpen, antennen en cirri).
Diplocirrus glaucus werd in 1867 voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Malmgren.
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Diplocirrus glaucus é uma espécie de anelídeo pertencente à família Flabelligeridae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Malmgren, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1867.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a sua zona económica exclusiva.
Diplocirrus glaucus é uma espécie de anelídeo pertencente à família Flabelligeridae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Malmgren, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1867.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, incluindo a sua zona económica exclusiva.
