Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus)
A good view of their bright orange, banana-shaped eyes.
Christmas tree worm close up
A nice view of the twin branchial spires, used for feeding and respiration, in Spirobranchus.
Branchiomma
Fan worm from Belize
Christmas tree bouquet
Numerous multicolor Spirobranchus radiole spires protruding from a Porites coral head.
Fan Worm from Belize
Bispira melanostigma captured at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
Bispira
Fan worm (Bispira sp.) from Belize. You can see tiny, paired compound eyes on the backs of the feeding tentacles.
Radiant Flatworm
Pseudobiceros bedfordi from Lizard Island, Australia
Megalomma peeking
The fan worm, Megalomma interrupta peeking the compound eyes at the ends of its feeding tentacles out of its tube.
Acromegalomma bouquet
3 individuals of the same species of fan worms from Lizard Island, Australia.
Pomatostegus stellatus
Serpulid, from Carrie Bow Cay in Belize.
Googley-eyes
The large camera-type eyes of an alciopid worm.
Alciopid
A pelagic polychaete with some inordinately large eyes.
Sabellastarte in the Mangrove
Sabellastarte fan worms living amongsts the mangrove roots at Twin Cay in Belize.
Sandcastle worms
A colony of Sabellaria alveolata worms at Bude, UK.
Sandcastle worm reef
A colony of Sabellaria alveolata worms on an intertidal bolder at Bude, UK.
Bispira Brunnea
A colony of Bispira Brunnea fan worms.
The head of a syllid
A four-eyed syllid worm from Lizard Island, Austrailia.
Syllid with epitokes
Feather Duster
Sabellastarte fan worm from Hawaii.
Four Eyes
The head of the marine ragworm, Platynereis dumerilii. These polychaetes have two sets of eyes, one facing forward and another facing up.
Platynereis dumerilii head
The closeup of the head of the marine ragworm, Platynereis dumerilii. These polychaetes have two sets of eyes, one facing forward and another facing up.
Split-Crown feather duster
A split crown feather duster worm (Anamobaea) from Belize
