Aspidosiphon muelleri (154811)

Taxonomic hierarchy: Sipuncula (phylum), Aspidosiphonidae (family).
Ontogenetic habitat association: egg-planktonic, larva-planktonic, juvenile-benthic, adult-benthic, adult-epifaunal/infaunal.
Benthic lifestyle: boring, soft burrow.
Maximum depth of habitation (in cm): 50
Feeding ecology: This species is a typical sipunculan that is a filter and deposit feeder, algivorous grazer, and detritivore. It feeds primarily upon detritus, plankton, algae, diatoms, foraminiferans, and small crustaceans.
Potential predators: fish, molluscs, humans, echinoderms.
Reproductive strategies: This sipuncluid species has gonochoristic individuals that reproduce sexually via external fertilization. The trochophore larvae are planktonic prior to metamorphosing into juveniles and settling to the benthos.
Types of symbioses: not available.