Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Split-Crown Feather Duster
Anamobaea orstedii
Split-Crown Feather Duster
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Anamobaea orstedii
Synonyms: Hypsicomus oerstedii
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  └Sabellida (Order)
   └Sabellidae (Family)
    └Anamobaea (Genus)

Worms
Feather Duster Worms

Split-Crown Feather Duster

Ghost Feather Duster

Social Feather Duster

Variegated Feather Duster

Black-Spotted Feather Duster

Ruffled Feather Duster

Shy Feather Duster

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm

Magnificent Feather Duster



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