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Green Spoon Worm

In Dive.Explo360: Mediterranean · Northeast Atlantic · Atlantic Ocean

On rocky seabeds, the green spoon worm often reveals itself through a long green proboscis winding between stones. Its body remains hidden in a cavity while it sweeps the substrate for organic matter, contributing to natural recycling in its environment.

Habitat de Green Spoon Worm Habitat
Sand, Rocky habitat
Profondeur de Green Spoon Worm Depth
1-100 m
Groupe biologique de Green Spoon Worm Group
Worm
Rôle écologique de Green Spoon Worm Role
Filter feeder

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

The green spoon worm is an inconspicuous animal with only part of it generally visible. The female’s rounded, soft body remains hidden in a cavity, while a long bifid proboscis extends outside.This proboscis, with its characteristic green colour, can reach a considerable length and branches into two moving tips. It explores the substrate in search of food.The rest of the body is rarely visible, darker and remains buried in rock or sediment.

WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

The green spoon worm lives hidden in holes in rocks, cracks or spaces beneath boulders, where it conceals its entire body.It is mainly found on rocky, coralligenous or detrital seabeds, and less often on soft bottoms.It can be seen from a few metres deep to more than a hundred metres.

WHAT DOES IT EAT?

The green spoon worm feeds mainly on organic particles deposited on the seabed.Its proboscis collects this material by sweeping the substrate, then carries it to its mouth.

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