dcsimg

Trichobranchus glacialis is a species of segmented worms in the family Trichobranchidae. They are downward conveyors. Individuals can grow to 30 mm.

  • 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
show all records

EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Trichobranchus glacialis Malmgren 1866. View this species on GBIF