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Parasabella media
(Parasol Feather-Duster)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #58553)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
December 31, 2013
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.60415
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.78885
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
58553
Notes
Bare-tipped feather worm. A large sabellid polychaete with a variously-coloured plume. The radiole tips are bare (lacking pinnules). The tube is parchment-like and large, up to 30 cm long. When the worm retracts the tube opening remains round. This worm is parasitized by the tiny snail Evalea tenuisculpta. Identification confirmed by Leslie Harris (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) from collected specimens.
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