Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

California Horseshoe Worm
Phoronopsis californica
California Horseshoe Worm
Also known as: Golden Phoronid
Category: Horseshoe Worms
Scientific Name: Phoronopsis californica
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (4 cm)  
Distribution: California, Indonesia, Florida, Philippines
Phoronida (Phylum) Horseshoe Worms
└Phoronidae (Family)
 └Phoronopsis (Genus)
  └P. californica (Species)
WoRMS ID: 128554🔗
iNaturalist ID: 623257🔗

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