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Feather duster worms, a type of annelid worm, and more specifically, tube-dwelling polychaete worms

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Description

Feather duster worms, a type of annelid worm, and more specifically, tube-dwelling polychaete worms. The arms are actually tentacles or radioles atthe anterior end of the worm. Most of the worms' bodies are hidden within thetubes they have constructed.

Credit

OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Location

Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii.

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Collection
Sea Life
Seafloor Invertebrates

Keywords

Sea Life
Invertebrates
Seafloor