Candy-striped Worm (Dorvillea moniloceras)

Also known as Segmented Sea Worm, Segmented Worm

Description

Also known as Segmented Sea Worm, Segmented Worm.

Found hiding, in holes and crevices, of coral and rocks, under slabs, over coral and rocky reefs.
Length - ?cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean, Eastern Pacific

Segmented worms are extremely mobile, have strong jaws for hunting and feeding on their prey.
Some worms are covered in hairs for protection, scavenging on the sea floor for detritus.
Others are delicate fans, protected by their self made tubes, which they retreat back into when threatened, these are filter feeders and feed on plankton. Ref: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332766

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