Brown intertidal spaghetti worm, Eupolymnia heterobranchia
Brown intertidal spaghetti worm, Eupolymnia heterobranchia
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta, Family Terebellidae
Habitat: Found intertidally under rocks, in course sand.
Description: The body is green to brown, up to 13 cm long, with brown, spaghetti-like feeding tentacles. The worm forms a parchment-like tube which is strengthened with sand and bits of shell.
Distribution: Alaska to Mexico
Fun Fact: Thin tentacles extending from the entrance to the tube give away the hiding place of this worm.
