Polychaete

Dodecaceria joubini

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A tube dwelling bristleworm that packs into crevices, cracks and coral rubble where muddy sand settles, and among mussel and oyster beds on shallow reefs. It feeds at the surface, sweeping organic particles toward its mouth with a crown of tentacles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Terebellida › Cirratulidae › Dodecaceria

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210030.