Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata (1-2,8: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 3-4: First Bight, Roatan / 5: Mary's Place, Roatan / 6: Carib Point, Roatan / 7: Newman's Wall, Roatan) Brown FanwormNotaulax nudicollis Christmas Tree WormSpirobranchus giganteus (1-2: Minagerheas, Roatan / 3: Prince Albert, Roatan / 4: Chimneys, Roatan / 5-6: Two Tall Two Small, Roatan / 7: La Ventana al Valle, Roatan / 8: Neverstain Bight, Roatan) These have so much variation in color that they get their own page. Magnificent Feather DusterSabellastarte magnifica (1: Prince Albert, Roatan / 2: Calvin's Crack, Roatan / 3-6,8: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 7: Forty Foot Point, Roatan) Red-Spotted Horseshoe WormProtula (sp.) It's the one on the right. The one on the left is a ruffled feather duster. Ribbon WormPhylum Nemertea All sorts of interesting ribbon worms swim around at night and are attracted by dive lights. Ruffled Feather DusterHypsicomus (sp.) (1: CoCo View Resort, Roatan / 2: Tulio's Reef, Roatan / 3: Iron Coast, Roatan / 4-5: Newman's Wall, Roatan) Social Feather DusterBispira brunnea (1-3: CoCo View Wall, Roatan / 4: Chimneys, Roatan / 5: CoCo View Resort, Roatan / 6-8: Newman's Wall, Roatan) Spaghetti WormTerebellidae (sp.) Splitcrown Feather DusterAnamobaea oerstedi (1,8: CoCo View Resort, Roatan / 2: Prince Albert, Roatan / 3,6: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 4: John's Place, Roatan / 5: Iron Coast, Roatan / 7: Calvin's Crack, Roatan) Like most tube worms, they will retract quickly into their tubes when disturbed by touch, water motion or even a change in light. This one is in the process of retracting. Note that the photo is blurry despite being taken with a short-duration flash: Star Horseshoe WormPomatostegus stellatus (1: Minagerheas, Roatan / 2: First Bight, Roatan / 3,7: Newman's Wall, Roatan / 4-5: Prince Albert, Roatan / 6: Mary's Place, Roatan / 8-9: Forty Foot Point, Roatan) Variegated Feather DusterBispira variegata |