Sea Mouse
Common Name: Sea Mouse
Scientific Name: Aphrodita aculeata
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Order: Phyllodocida Suborder: Aphroditoidea Family: Aphroditidae
Specimen #:6
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. The sea mouse normally lies buried head-first in the sand. It has been found at depths of over 2,000 meters.
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans except for studying in lab
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_mouse
http://www.deepbluescotland.org.uk/sea-life/invertebrate-profiles/sea-mouse/
Scientific Name: Aphrodita aculeata
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Other Taxonomy: Order: Phyllodocida Suborder: Aphroditoidea Family: Aphroditidae
Specimen #:6
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: found in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. The sea mouse normally lies buried head-first in the sand. It has been found at depths of over 2,000 meters.
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans except for studying in lab
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_mouse
http://www.deepbluescotland.org.uk/sea-life/invertebrate-profiles/sea-mouse/