Worms
Split-crown Feather Duster
Anamobaea orstedii
Also known as: Feather Duster, Feather Tube Worm, Rock Worm, Tubeworm
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Feather Duster
- Feather Tube Worm
- Rock Worm
- Tubeworm
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Overview
Found solitary, in cracks, or buried in sandy substrate, of reef ledges.
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.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Exact location · 2
LIVES IN
Found solitary, in cracks, or buried in sandy substrate, of reef ledges.
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Adult photos 2
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta
- orderSabellida
- familySabellidae
- genusAnamobaea
- speciesAnamobaea orstedii Krøyer, 1856
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Feather Duster Worms (Sabellidae)





