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Capitellidae is a family of segmented worms. They are upward conveyors. They have parental care. Reproduction is gonochoristic. They are sessile burrowers.

  • URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_UC
  • Definition: Upward conveyors are vertically oriented species that typically feed head-down at depth in the sediment. Vertically oriented head-down feeders actively select and ingest particles at the deeper sediments and egest these non-locally as faeces in the sediment surface
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Capitellidae. View this species on GBIF
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Capitellidae Habitats

The environments in which many Capitellidae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Capitellidae species checklist.