Thread by @MontereyAq

#WormWednesday: A Picture Thread

Pasta worms — Cirriformia sp.

Pictured here in the sand of our Discovery Labs

Candy-striped worm — Dorvillea moniloceras.

Found during a kelp holdfast dissection

Peanut worm — Phascolosoma agassizii

A favorite introvertebrate, found in a kelp holdfast

Unidentified ribbon worm — Phylum Nemertea

Found in the sand of our Discovery Labs

Sand castle worm — Phragmatopoma californica and sabellid worm — Myxicola infundibulum

Living in a kelp holdfast on the Aquarium house reef

Feather duster worm — Eudistylia polymorpha

Giving a chimney sweep to the Aquarium house reef

Tubeworm — Serpula columbiana and Sand castle worm — Phragmatopoma californica

Questing for dissolved organic matter along Cannery Row.

A beautiful nudibranch in Carmel to break up theNOPE TUBEWORM !

Worms in the deep sea? When pig butts fly! A favorite from @MBARI_News, behold the pig butt worm — Chaetopterus pugaporcinus

Tomopterid worm in the deep Monterey Bay. Its red gut hides bioluminescent snacks from prying eyes. You know you wanna click the link to know more: mbayaq.co/2PwyWHv @MBARI_News

🎶Just chaete swimming...🎶

This worm's genus is Swima. The runner-up was Slinky.

[very The Mask voice] SSSSMOKIN' !!

Riftia vent worms holding it down for the chemosynthetic worm fam from @MBARI_News' expedition to Baja: mbayaq.co/2BzwTzN

Veni. Vidi. Vermi. We hope you enjoyed this #WormWednesday thread. If it whetted your appetite for more worm content, this video by @MBARI_News is a monster meal of wonderful worms to feast upon!
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