Nephasoma eremita (Sars, 1851)
Arctic-boreal species
Nephasoma eremita |
Sipunculus eremita Sars, 1851
Phascolosoma eremita Selenka et al., 1883
Golfingia eremita Stephen and Edmonds, 1972
Distinguishing characteristics
Two retractors.
Without hooks.
Stocky, nonpapillated trunk.
Tentacles are well developed.
Size
Common trunk length: 10-60 mm
Color
Pale gray, gray, yellow
Habitat
It inhabits sand, clay and mud
Feeding
Deposit feeder
Life cycle
Unknown
Distribution
In the Arctic and North Atlantic, present in the South Atlantic and Antarctic, rare in the eastern Pacific. From cold water and bathyal depths.
References
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