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Sea mouse

Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758

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The sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata) is a species in the family Aphroditidae, order Phyllodocida.

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Quick facts about the sea mouse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sea mouse live?

Not recorded

Is the sea mouse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sea mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumAnnelida
  3. classPolychaeta
  4. orderPhyllodocida
  5. familyAphroditidae
  6. genusAphrodita
  7. SpeciesAphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Aphrodita aculeata, Aphrodita aurata, Aphrodita borealis, Aphrodita elliptica versicolor, Aphrodita nitens, Aphrodita sericea, Aphrodite aculeata, Eruca echinata, Eruca marina, Halithea aculeata, Halithea aurata, Halithea sericea, Hystrix marina, Milnesia nuda, Mus marinus, Vermis aureus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • mure de marAsturian
  • mořská housenkaCzech
  • GuldmusDanish
  • SeemausGerman
  • afroditaSpanish
  • merihiiriFinnish
  • aphroditeFrench
  • szivárványló sünféregHungarian
  • イバラコガネウロコムシJapanese
  • 가시고슴도치갯지렁이Korean
  • zeemuisDutch
  • gullmusNorwegian Nynorsk
  • złotorunkaPolish
  • rato-do-marPortuguese
  • АфродитаRussian
  • afroditka plstnatáCzech
  • FilzwurmGerman
  • Gemeine SeemausGerman
  • SeeraupeGerman
  • Wollige SeemausGerman
  • ratón de marSpanish
  • topo de marSpanish
  • Aphrodite épineuseFrench
  • Aphrodite épineuse - Aphrodite hérisséeFrench
  • Aphrodite hérisséeFrench
  • Souris de merFrench
  • fluwelen zeemuisDutch
  • afrodyta tęczowaPolish
  • mysz morskaPolish
  • Морская мышьRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea mouse

Other species in the same genus Aphrodita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea mouse?

The sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata) belongs to the family Aphroditidae in the order Phyllodocida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphrodita-aculeata

MLA

“Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphrodita-aculeata.

BibTeX
@misc{aphrodita_aculeata_2026,
  title = {Sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphrodita-aculeata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}