Annelids and other Worms of Orange County, California

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Yellow background, introduced species

Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697

Polychaetes Common Subtidal Polchaetes of Southern California's Embayments
Cirratulidae Eunicidae Glyceridae

Medusa worm

Eunice sp.

Marphysa sanguinea

Blood worm
Nereidae Lumbrineridae Polynoidae

Nereis latescens

Nereid Worm

Lumbrinerid Worm

Fifteen-scaled Worm,
Harmothoe imbricata
Sabellidae  

Feather Duster Worm,
Megalomma sp.

Feather Duster Worm
(unidentified)

Feather Duster Worm,
Megalomma sp.
 
Sabellaridae Serpulidae Syllidae Terebellidae

Sandcastle Worm

Calcareous Tube Worm,
Hydroides sp.

Syllid Worm,
Typosyllis nipponica

Spaghetti Worm
Non-annelid Worms