How big does the Green Spoon Worm get?

The Green Spoon Worm grows to about 15 cm.

Green Spoon Worm

Bonellia viridis

Group: Other
Max size: 15 cm

The female green spoon worm tucks her vivid green body into a crack in the rock and extends a long forked proboscis to mop microbes and detritus off the seabed. The male is a minute creature that lives inside her, a size difference among the most extreme of any animal.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Echiuroidea › Bonelliidae › Bonellia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 110363.

FAQ

How big does the Green Spoon Worm get?: The Green Spoon Worm grows to about 15 cm.