Annelid Tube Worm (Spirographis Spallanzanii)

Common name: Tube worm
Latin name: Spirographis spallanzanii
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Sabellida
Family: Sabellidae
Genus: Spirographis

Habitat: Shallow waters and deeper, in rocky crevices.

Size: 200 - 300 mm.

Shape: Cylindrical with tentacle crown having 200 to 300 tentacles on one side and up to 40 on the other.

Colour: Yellow, brownish with gills in various colours.