Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Black-Spotted Feather Duster
Branchiomma nigromaculatum
Black-Spotted Feather Duster
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Branchiomma nigromaculatum
Size: 0.75 to 1 in. (1.8 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Sedentaria (Subclass)
  └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
   └Sabellida (Order)
    └Sabellidae (Family)
     └Branchiomma (Genus)
      └B. nigromaculatum (Species)

Worms
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Black-Spotted Feather Duster

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm

Magnificent Feather Duster

Shy Feather Duster

Split-Crown Feather Duster

Ghost Feather Duster

Variegated Feather Duster



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