This worm is found round the coasts of north west Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Maine and Cobscook Bay. It is common round the coasts of Britain and Ireland. See more

Movement is performed by small waves of muscular contraction that flow along the body from tail to head. Several waves may occur … See more

Like other ribbon worms, A. lactifloreus is not divided into segments but is smooth and contractile. It is up to eight centimetres long … See more

This worm is locally abundant on fairly clean sandy or gravelly sediments from just below the zone where Pelvetia canaliculata grows down to depths of 250 metres. It is also … See more