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> Segmented Worms > Loimia medusa
Updated 8/8/2013
Family
Terebellidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Loimia medusa
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 4 feet
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Kahuwai Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet
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Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i |
Sandy Beach tidepool, Oahu |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Hulopo'e tidepool, Lana'i |
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SPAGHETTI WORM
Common in tidepools, shallow reefs, and rubble.
White feeding
tentacles are extended from the animal's body buried in the
substrate. Attains 12 inches, tentacles may exceed 4 feet. Preyed upon by large cone shells.
Warm seas worldwide.
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