Genus - Sparganophilus
Sparganophilus
A sediment-dwelling worm that processes dead organic matter and helps recycle nutrients through the ecosystem.
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Sparganophilus
Sediment and organic-matter recycler
Consumes detritus
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Detritus
detritus
Sparganophilus is represented as a sediment-associated detritus processor in the Seagrass Meadow.
Sparganophilus profile identifies deposit feeding on sedimented detritus and organic particles; event 126 documents burrow/tentacle behavior and later open-substrate movement.