Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Southern Horseshoe Worm
Phoronis australis
Southern Horseshoe Worm
Category: Horseshoe Worms
Scientific Name: Phoronis australis
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: Circumtropical
Phoronida (Phylum)
└Phoronidae (Family)
 └Phoronis (Genus)
  └P. australis (Species)

Worms
Horseshoe Worms

Southern Horseshoe Worm



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