Eudistylia polymorpha

Eudistylia polymorpha
Eudistylia polymorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Sabellida
Family: Sabellidae
Genus: Eudistylia
Species:
E. polymorpha
Binomial name
Eudistylia polymorpha
(Johnson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Bispira polymorpha Johnson, 1901
  • Distylia monterea Chamberlin, 1919
  • Eudistylia intermedia Bush, 1905 [1]

Eudistylia polymorpha, the giant feather duster worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellidae. Its common name is from the crown of tentacles extended when the animal is under water.

  1. ^ World Register of Marine Species