Turner's Tubeworm, Bispira turneri

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Updated 8/6/2023

Family Sabellidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Bispira turneri

Emerald Bay, Catalina, California, 25 feet

Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 15 feet

TURNER'S TUBEWORM

Common on rocky reefs at scuba depth. Flexible mud tube, loosely coiled, variable reddish-brown and/or white filaments. Attains crown diameter of at least 1 inch. Central and Southern California.