FAMILY : AMPHINOMIDAE
Amphinome rostrata
(Pallas, 1766)

This worm was found on a 5cm piece of pumice among Lepas barnacles, on which it feeds.
Others were also found on cork, wood and seeds. It is a pelagic species with a range of Indo-Pacific
and central western Atlantic.


Mouth area


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