Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Sea Star Scale Worm
Asterophilia carlae
Sea Star Scale Worm
Category: Scale Worms
Scientific Name: Asterophilia carlae
Size: Up to 1.25 in. (3 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Errantia (Subclass)
  └Phyllodocida (Order)
   └Polynoidae (Family)
    └Asterophilia (Genus)
     └A. carlae (Species)

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Scale Worms

Sea Star Scale Worm

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