Cozumel, Mexico
British Virgin Islands
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Orange Fireworm
Eurythoe complanata
Orange Fireworm
Category: Fireworms
Scientific Name: Eurythoe complanata
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Florida, Brazil, Gulf of America, Indo-Pacific, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Hawaii
Note: Mitochondrial DNA data has shown that Eurythoe complanata is a cryptic species complexAnnelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
└Errantia (Subclass)
└Amphinomida (Order)
└Amphinomidae (Family)
└Eurythoe (Genus)
└E. complanata (Species)
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