Megalomma splendida  (Polychaete Worm)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #58551)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal
Photo Date	May 10, 2013
Upload Date	December 31, 2013
Elevation (m)
Latitude	49.605
Longitude	-123.787777777778
Photo ID #	58551
Comments	Splendid tubeworm. This sabellid polychaete has a whorl of radioles held fairly stiffly and symmetrically. The leathery tube is often attached to sunken debris. Distinctive sub-distal eyespots are found on some of the radioles. Identification confirmed by Leslie Harris (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) from collected specimens.