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Praxillura maculata
(Windmill Bamboo-Worm)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #58554)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Ucluelet Harbour, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
December 31, 2013
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.9410166666667
UTM Easting
Longitude
-125.538766666667
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
58554
Notes
Windmill bamboo worm. This maldanid polychaete builds a unique tube that terminates in a whorl of spokes. The worm drapes mucous strands over the spokes that capture drifting plankton. The worm periodically sticks its head out of the tube to feed on the trapped food. Identification confirmed by Dr. Karl Banse from collected specimens.
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