Painted Bristle Worm
| Name: | Painted Bristle Worm |
| Scientific Name: | Hesione picta |
| Family: | Hesionoid Worms |
| Taxonomic: | Hesionidae |
| ID Group: | Worms |
| Size: | up to 2 in. |
| Depth Range: | Shorelines, Tidal pools (0 – 2 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen very rarely |
This Bristle Worm has a dark gray body with fifteen white bands. Bright orange spots appear where the hair-like structures, called Bristles, emerge on each body segment.