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Pacific Arctic Benthic Species
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Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)

Distinguishing characteristics
Thorax with 9 chaetigers.
First 6-7 segments with capillary chaetae only.
Male with 4 genital hooks arranged in a diagonal cross mid-dorsally between chaetigers 8 and 9.

Size
Up to 120 mm for 100 segments.

Color
Alive life red-brown to purple.
In alcohol red-brown to transparent.

Habitat
From eulittoral down to 1000 m deep. In muddy sand or rich mud and under stones. Often indicates pollutes conditions.

Mobility
Mobile.

Feeding
Carnivore.
Surface deposit feeder.

Distribution
Cosmopolitan.
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