Diet
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generally for group, they are carnivorous; in some cases only the body juices are ingested but the whole prey may be taken in. feed on protozoans, other microfauna and at times prey their own size
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Distribution
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Cape Cod south (rarely north to Gulf of Maine)
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Habitat
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benthic, living under rocks or in burrows in soft substrata, or crawling among algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris
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- Mary Kennedy [email]