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Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Scientific name: Thelepus crispus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Annelida → Class Polychaeta → Subclass Sedentaria → Infraclass Canalipalpata → Order Terebellida → Suborder Terebelliformia → Family Terebellidae → Subfamily Thelepodinae → Genus Thelepus

Common name: Terebellid Worm
...also Spaghetti worm
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesTube Worms

This worm builds a tube of sand and shell bits. Sometimes only its long, translucent feeding tentacles are visible.

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

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Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Thelepus crispus (Terebellid Worm)
Cone snails eating worm
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