Haplosyllis spongicola (Grube, 1855)
Sponge worm
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Family:  Syllidae ()
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Environment:  host; marine; depth range 0 - 189 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Central America to northern Brazil.
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Biology:  From intertidal to circumlittoral and bathyal habitats. Occurs both inside and outside of all kinds of sponges and hard substrates (Ref. 107178). In soft substrate (Ref. 112705). Found in the aquiferous system of the sponge Aplysina cauliformis while grazing on the sponge tissues (Ref. 108308).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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