Species
Eudistylia vancouveri (Northern feather duster worm)
Eudistylia is a genus of marine polychaete worms. The type species is Eudistylia gigantea, now accepted as Eudistylia vancouveri. This worm lives in a parchment-like tube with a single opening from which a crown of tentacles projects when the worm is submerged. It is a sessile filter feeder.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
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Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
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Subclass: Sedentaria (Sedentary and tube-dwelling bristleworms)
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Infraclass: Canalipalpata
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Order: Sabellida
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Family: Sabellidae (Feather duster worms)
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Subfamily: Sabellinae
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Genus: Eudistylia
- Species: Eudistylia vancouveri (Northern feather duster worm)
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Genus: Eudistylia
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Subfamily: Sabellinae
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Family: Sabellidae (Feather duster worms)
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Order: Sabellida
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Infraclass: Canalipalpata
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Subclass: Sedentaria (Sedentary and tube-dwelling bristleworms)
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Class: Polychaeta (Polychaete worms)
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Phylum: Annelida (Segmented worms)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)