LeslieH
Contributor
Hi guys --
Yes, it's a polychaete in the family Onuphidae. Platynereis is in another family, the Nereididae. I've seen some spectacular pics of this particular beast but unless I can put one under a microscope there's no way to get a genus or species name on it, sorry! It's rare that specialists know what the critters look like in life unless some kind soul both photographs & legally collects a specimen.
Yes, it's a polychaete in the family Onuphidae. Platynereis is in another family, the Nereididae. I've seen some spectacular pics of this particular beast but unless I can put one under a microscope there's no way to get a genus or species name on it, sorry! It's rare that specialists know what the critters look like in life unless some kind soul both photographs & legally collects a specimen.
ctopus: in the fish I.d. books. Paul Humann should get busy and make a Marine Worm I.D. book to add to his collection. Of course since it's my idea, I want royalties
