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Split-crown Feather Duster

Anamobaea orstedii

Also known as: Feather Duster, Feather Tube Worm, Rock Worm, Tubeworm

Adult
@ChrisW · Long Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI, British Virgin Islands · January 20241 / 2
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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

COLOURS
Body shape
feathers

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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

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumAnnelida
    3. classPolychaeta
    4. orderSabellida
    5. familySabellidae
    6. genusAnamobaea
    7. speciesAnamobaea orstedii Krøyer, 1856

    SourcesWoRMS

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    More in the family

    Feather Duster Worms (Sabellidae)