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Loimia megaoculata Carrerette & Nogueira 2015

Loimia megaoculata is a species of segmented worms in the family Terebellidae. They are native to Campos Basin. They are downward conveyors. Individuals can grow to 100 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
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EOL has data for 13 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Loimia megaoculata Carrerette & Nogueira 2015. View this species on GBIF