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Phylum Phoronida

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Phoronopsis californica

Indian Head, Catalina, California, 30 feet

GOLDEN HORSESHOE WORM

Common in sand at scuba depths.  Paired feeding structure known as the lophophore attains diameter of 3/4 inch.  White, green, or orange.  Reported from temperate waters of California, Bermuda, Spain, NW Africa, the Guianas, and Madagascar.