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Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Scientific name: Acromegalomma sp.1

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Canalipalpata → Order Sabellida → Family Sabellidae → Subfamily Sabellinae → Genus Acromegalomma

Common name: Sabellid Worm
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTube Worms

These are obnoxiously sensitive to changes in light. If you use a focus light with your camera, they'll vanish into their stalk before you can take a picture. Unlike Serpula columbiana, these don't have a funnel.

ID by Leslie Harris, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

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Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
Acromegalomma sp.1 (Sabellid Worm)
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