Myxicola infundibulum , a slime tube worm is one of the Polychaetes in the Phylum Annelida. It is fairly common among the vast array of other invertebrates living subtidally at Race Rocks.
Ryan Murphy took this underwater picture in April of 2009 at Race Rocks. It captures the transparency well.
Domain |
Eukarya |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Annelida |
Class |
Polychaeta |
Order |
sabellida |
Family |
sabellide |
Genus |
Myxicola |
Species |
infundibulum |
Common Name: |
jelly tube worm |
Slime worm by Ryan Murphy April 2010
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Dec. 2002 |
Ryan Murphy |