Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Medusa Worm
Loimia medusa
Medusa Worm
Category: Spaghetti Worms
Scientific Name: Loimia medusa
Size: Tentacle to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  └Terebellida (Order)
   └Terebellidae (Family)
    └Loimia (Genus)
     └L. medusa (Species)

Worms
Spaghetti Worms

Medusa Worm



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