Species

Phragmatopoma californica (California sandcastle worm)

Phragmatopoma californica. Photo: (c) kqedquest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The sandcastle worm (Phragmatopoma californica), also called the honeycomb worm or honeycomb tube worm, is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae. It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in). The worm inhabits the Californian coast, from Sonoma County to northern Baja California.

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