Sea mouse
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.jpg/180px-Aphrodita_aculeata_(Sea_mouse).jpg) A. aculeata (Sea mouse)
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| Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758 |
The sea mouse, Aphrodita aculeata is a marine polychaete worm found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. Its body is covered in a dense mat of chaetae (hairs), from which the name "sea mouse" derives. Its scientific name is taken from Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love. They may grow up to 20 cm and are active carnivores, chiefly eating other polychaetes, such as Nereis, which may be up to three times the length of the sea mouse.
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