#phyllodocidae

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Today's worm is the one and only Phyllodoce mucosa. The colours are so so pretty in the second picture!

Photo by Chris Issacs and Hannes Dahm

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Polychaete of the day is this beautiful blue Pterocirrus burtoni... It looks so angelic and shiney :0

Photo by Siobhan O'Neill

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Phyllodoce sp. I reallllyyy love the colours on this worm, its like toffee.. just looks really yummy.

also that one person saying theyre considering a P. mucosa tattoo - DO IT

Photo from the Florida Museum of Natural History

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Today's worm is an adorable little Nereiphylla paretti. They are sooo pretty.

Photos by Frédéric ANDRE

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Have you done phyllodocidae lamelligera? I found one while on my marine biology course, and got to draw it! It had some gorgeous black iridescence on its back segments and a kinda nacreous white on its belly. Its paddles were leaf ish shaped with black dots, and its face was adorable! The rippling undulating motions it made as it explored the little basin it was in, and then the kind of thrashing it did after a while? Still love that worm, IDing it was fun and I hope it's still out there somewhere! (Excuse the bad picture quality, my phone did NOT do it justice)

Today's worm is an adorable little guy! We've definitely had Phyllodoce before, not sure if I've posted this exact species though. I love their faces and paddles, just perfect little animals.

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Polychaete of the day is the emerald green paddle worm (Eulalia clavigera). This thing sure is green and worm.

Photos by Michiel Vos and Julien Bottinelli

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Polychaete of the day is Phyllodoce maculata.

Photo by Hans Hillewaert

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The majestic paddle worm

Today's polychaete is his(its?) majesty. The Paddle Worm.