Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bearded Fireworm
Hermodice carunculata
Bearded Fireworm
Category: Fireworms
Scientific Name: Hermodice carunculata
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 1-130 ft. (0-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Errantia (Subclass)
  └Amphinomida (Order)
   └Amphinomidae (Family)
    └Hermodice (Genus)
     └H. carunculata (Species)

Worms
Fireworms

Bearded Fireworm

Golden Fireworm

Darklined Fireworm

Small Fireworm

Blackline Fireworm

Orange Fireworm



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