Eulalia microphylla
Toke Moana
Invertebrate
Annelida
Polychaeta
Polynoidae
This is a very active hunter. It is long skinny and is usually bright green with yellow parapodia (paddles) which it uses to crawl or even swim. It has 2 eyes and 5 tentacles.
Usually found under rocks or in areas where there are a lot of bivalve molluscs, but can be found out on the surface of rocks where it is cool and damp.
A predator, feeding on small invertebrates.
May follow a mucous trail to catch its prey.
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