By: Jim Anderson
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Marine Species: Aphrodita aculeata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Photographed by: Jim Anderson
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Aphroditidae |
| Genus: | Aphrodita |
| Species: | Aphrodita aculeata |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sea mouse |
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| Description: | Oval surface. Two long palpus. Elytrums hidden by a large number of silks, some of them very irisated. |
| Habitat: | Slit or sandy circalittoral depths. |
| Color: | Greyish dorsal nude part and brownish ventral. |
| Dimensions: | It may reach 20 cm in length. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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