Spaghetti Worm

Spaghetti Worm
Name: Spaghetti Worm
Scientific Name: Eupolymnia crassicornis
Family: Spaghetti Worms
Taxonomic: Terebellidae
ID Group: Worms
Size: up to 3.2 ft.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Worm has thin, elastic, translucent feeding tentacles that resemble Spaghetti, extending from sand or rocks.

The Spaghetti worm builds tube-like shelters by using sand and a sticky substance it produces to hold the sand together. Its long tentacles spread out to catch food particles from the seafloor.