Green Spoon Worm

Metabonellia haswelli

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

Body dark green with paler warty swellings. Two ventral chaetae just posterior to the mouth, but these are difficult to see except in dissection. Proboscis forked, terminal arms shorter than stem

Size

Body up to about 8 cm long

Habitat

Under stones, usually in muddy, sheltered habitats

Distribution

Southern Australia including around Tasmania

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)
  1. Wilson, R., 2011, Green Spoon Worm, Metabonellia haswelli, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria (accessed 2022-01-08 09:45:25)
  2. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-08-05 16:43:58)
  3. WoRMS (2022). Metabonellia haswelli (Johnston & Tiegs, 1920). (accessed 2022-01-08 09:47:45)

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