Prostomial region. The cone-shaped tooth and the 8-shaped reddish marks on the dorsum are clearly visible. Collected in Santa Caterina (Salento peninsula, Italy) Northern Jonian sea, hard bottom, 1.5 m depth, photophilic algae.
Little syllid of meiofaunal size. Collected in Torre Guaceto marine protected area (Salento peninsula, Italy) South Adriatic sea, in August 2006, hard bottom mainly covered by Halimeda tuna, 5 m depth
Joachim Langeneck (Jo Langeneck at Italian Wikipedia)
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Summary[edit] Description: Italiano: Syllis prolifera, Castiglioncello (LI), 0,2 m di profondità. Date: 22 May 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Joachim Langeneck (Jo Langeneck at Italian Wikipedia).
One of the largest european syllids (up to 9 cm). The typical transversal stripes are clearly visible. Collected in Santa Caterina (Salento peninsula, Italy) Northern Jonian sea, 1.5 m depth, hard bottom, photophilic algae