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Created 4/24/2020

Family Valenciniidae

WEST PACIFIC

Baseodiscus quinqelineatus

 

Wetar, Indonesia		  

FIVE-LINED RIBBON WORM

Found on sandy reefs at night.  Retreats quickly when disturbed.  Attains length of 3 feet but diameter of just 0.2 inch.  Indonesia to New Caledonia.