Spiochaetopterus typicus (M. Sars, 1856)

Size Up to 130 mm for over 150 segments. Color In alcohol yellowish to white. Habitat From 2 to 4000 m deep. Tube obliquely in muddy sediments. Species tolerant to excess organic matter enrichment. These species may occur under normal conditions, but their populations are stimulated by organic enrichment (slight unbalance situations). Mobility Sedentary. Feeding Surface deposit feeder. Suspension feeder. Life cycle Pelagic larvae with a very long planktonic life lasting several months. Distribution Arctic.