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)
Latitude	48.9410166666667
Longitude	-125.538766666667
Photo ID #	58554
Comments	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.