Spiny Scale Worm

Iphione muricata

• Group: Other

A scale worm armoured in overlapping plates, this species lives in the intertidal and shallow subtidal among coral reefs and exposed rocky shores. The hard scales down its back shield it as it threads through crevices and mussel beds.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Iphionidae › Iphione

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 209637.