Tomopteris spp.
Habitat:
Pelagic.
Size:
8-50 mm
Diet:
Chaetognaths, tunicates and fish larvae.
Useful Facts or Characters:
Transparent, and possess modified paddle-like parapodia.
Natural History:
Some species produce yellow bioluminescence.
References:
Dales, R.P. (1957) Pelagic polychaetes of the Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography 7: 95-167.
Fernandez-Alamo, M.A., Sanvicente-Anorve, L., and Alatorre-Mendieta, M.A. (2003) Changes in pelagic polychaete assemblages along the California Current System. Hydrobiologia 496: 329-336.
Tebble, N. (1962) The distribution of pelagic polychaetes across the north Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 7: 371-492.