Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Ruffled Feather Duster
Hypsicomus sp.
Ruffled Feather Duster
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Hypsicomus sp.
Size: Crown 0.25 to 0.75 in. (0.6 to 1.8 cm)  
Depth: 25-75 ft. (8-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  └Sabellida (Order)
   └Sabellidae (Family)
    └Hypsicomus (Genus)

Worms
Feather Duster Worms

Ruffled Feather Duster

Shy Feather Duster

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm

Magnificent Feather Duster

Split-Crown Feather Duster

Ghost Feather Duster

Social Feather Duster

Variegated Feather Duster

Black-Spotted Feather Duster



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