Parasabella media  (Parasol Feather-Duster)

Photo of Parasabella media by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #58561)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date January 01, 2014
Elevation (m)
Latitude 49.6038888888889
Longitude -123.788333333333
Photo ID # 58561
Comments Image shows the end of the tube which typically remains circular when the worm retracts. Several tiny parasitic snails sit near the edge of the tube. These snails have been identified as Evalea tenuisculpta by Pat LaFollette (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) from collected specimens.