Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois
Bobbit Worm
Category: Elongated Worms
Scientific Name: Eunice aphroditois
Size: Up to 5 ft (1.5 m)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Florida, Caribbean
Note: Likely a complexe of species
Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
 └Eunicida (Order)
  └Eunicidae (Family)
   └Eunice (Genus)

Worms
Elongated Worms

Bobbit Worm

Eunice cf. australis



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