Chone aurantiaca  (Orange Feather-Duster)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #58549)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal
Photo Date	June 26, 2013
Upload Date	December 31, 2013
Elevation (m)
Latitude	49.6036111111111
Longitude	-123.788888888889
Photo ID #	58549
Comments	Orange feather duster. A sabellid polychaete worm with distinctively bilobed crown. The crown always lies on the surface of the sediment with the tube hidden and buried. Capable of lightning-fast retraction when disturbed. Identification confirmed by Leslie Harris (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) from collected specimens.