Notomastus lobatus [Notomastus lobatus]
Description
Notomastus lobatus is a marine annelid worm in the family Capitellidae. This species inhabits soft substrates, often in deeper water. It is characterized by a segmented, elongated body with a lobed prostomium, which gives it its name 'lobatus'. It is a deposit feeder, consuming organic material from the sediment.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Polychaetes
Polychaeta
|
| Order |
Capitellida
Capitellida
|
| Family |
Capitellids
Capitellidae
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| Genus |
Notomastus
Notomastus
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