Common Name: Feather Duster Worm
Scientific Name: Eudistylia polymorpha
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family: Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Canalipalpata, Sabellidae
Diet: Suspension feeders
Habitat: Translucent tube attaches to rocks, pilings, harbors, tide pools
Range: Pacific coast from Alaska to San Pedro, California
Identification: 10 inches long, tan colored tube encrusted with sand/shell, red/purple/white/tan colored feathery gills
Reproduction: Broadcast spawning (discharge fertile sperm and eggs into water)
Behavior: May occur in large groups. It has small eyespots to detect shadows
Citations:Johnson and Snook, 1927.