Polychaete

Amphinome rostrata

• Group: Other

This bristleworm rides floating logs and driftwood across the open ocean, and it also settles on hard bottoms below. The soft white bristles fringing its body are hollow and venomous, and a careless touch can leave a burning sting in the skin.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Amphinomida › Amphinomidae › Amphinome

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 129825.