Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois
Bobbit Worm
Also known as: Sand Striker
Category: Elongated Worms
Scientific Name: Eunice aphroditois
Size: Up to 5 ft (1.5 m)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Florida, Caribbean
Likely a complex of species
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Errantia (Subclass)
  └Eunicida (Order)
   └Eunicidae (Family)
    └Eunice (Genus)
     └E. aphroditois (Species)

Worms
Elongated Worms

Bobbit Worm



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