Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Social Feather Duster
Bispira brunnea
Social Feather Duster
Category: Feather Duster Worms
Scientific Name: Bispira brunnea
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in. (1.8 to 3.8 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Sedentaria (Subclass)
  └Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
   └Sabellida (Order)
    └Sabellidae (Family)
     └Bispira (Genus)
      └B. brunnea (Species)

Worms
Feather Duster Worms

Social Feather Duster

Variegated Feather Duster

Bispira sp. 1

Black-Spotted Feather Duster

Ruffled Feather Duster

Brown Fanworm

Yellow Fanworm

Magnificent Feather Duster

Common Feather Duster Worm

Indian Feather Duster

Shy Feather Duster

Split-Crown Feather Duster

Ghost Feather Duster



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