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Created 7/2/2022

Family Amphinomidae

TROPICAL ATLANTIC / MEDITERRANEAN

Hermodice carunculata


Blue Heron Bridge, FL, 10 feet
   

BEARDED FIREWORM

Common on silty sand and rubble.  Variable in color, bush-like crest (caruncle) on head, dense tufts of fine bristles.  Attains at least 2 inches.  Warm waters of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.