I had never seen a worm quite this color before. The body can be bright green, blue-green or brown, and the parapodia lobes light in color. They can be up to 100mm in length, so this was a very "small one". It lives in mucus tubes amongst algal frond or holdfast, or in mussel beds. (Thanks to Marlin Harms for the species ID, as I only knew the genus). Marlin found this beauty. Great day we had, Marlin.
Collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.
Washington State Department of Ecology
Flickr Group
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2
Collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.
Collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.
Washington State Department of Ecology
Flickr Group
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2
Washington State Department of Ecology
Flickr Group
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2
Washington State Department of Ecology
Flickr Group
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2