Haven't seen this one locally before. I think it's some sort of feather duster worm, but I don't know enough to tell. Have to get the Humann book!
Feather duster worm?
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Rick
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Looks like a serpulid to me.
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A Serpulid Worm or scientificaly speaking, serpula vermicularis. We see these locally too. They range from Alaska to San Diego California. I like the trumpet shaped operculum. For identification, I like the Daniel Gotshall Guide to Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California.
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More likely to be Serpula columbiana but I'd need a close up of the operculum to be sure.
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This is as close as I can get. Probably won't help much as I don't have any other angles or detail. Thanks for the help, everyone.
LeslieH
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Clsoe enough. Serpula columbiana. This one is native to the NEP. It was described from Puget Sound and is much more common than S. vermicularis which appears to be an introduced species.
Where's "locally?" I know your profile says "northern California" - but that covers a lot of ocean! Monterey? Point Reyes? Fortuna?Larry C:
Just curious, don'tchaknow...
Rick
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