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Turquoise worm-night Anilao Pier, 2015-Alien Attack, Turquoise worm-night Anilao Pier, 2015-Alien Attack,Janine Baker;Most likely Eunicidae epitoke, less likely Lumbrineridae. The spawning forms rise from the surface at night and swarm with predictable periodicity, related to the moon phases. We have a similar dark green one here in SA which does this, and divers have observed animals to at least 10cm during night dives. Your animal is even bigger! there is a related species of eunicid in the south Pacific, Eunice (or Palolo) siciliensis, which is used as a food delicacy. the spawning epitokes are collected when they rise into the water column. Yes, although I cannot see features up close in your photo (and I am not a worm taxonomist) if it is a eunicid epitoke it would be the same family as bobbit worm. Sorry - SA in this case = South Australia, not South Africa, but similar dark green swarming epitokes are found there too.

Turquoise worm-night Anilao Pier, 2015-Alien Attack, Turquoise worm-night Anilao Pier, 2015-Alien Attack,Janine Baker;Most likely Eunicidae epitoke, less likely Lumbrineridae. The spawning forms rise from the surface at night and swarm with predictable periodicity, related to the moon phases. We have a similar dark green one here in SA which does this, and divers have observed animals to at least 10cm during night dives. Your animal is even bigger! there is a related species of eunicid in the south Pacific, Eunice (or Palolo) siciliensis, which is used as a food delicacy. the spawning epitokes are collected when they rise into the water column. Yes, although I cannot see features up close in your photo (and I am not a worm taxonomist) if it is a eunicid epitoke it would be the same family as bobbit worm. Sorry - SA in this case = South Australia, not South Africa, but similar dark green swarming epitokes are found there too.

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Turquoise worm-night Anilao Pier, 2015-Alien Attack, Janine Baker, Most likely Eunicidae epitoke, less likely Lumbrineridae. The spawning forms rise from the surface at night and swarm with predictable periodicity, related to the moon phases. We have a similar dark green one here in SA which does this, and divers have observed animals to at least 10cm during night dives. Your animal is even bigger! there is a related species of eunicid in the south Pacific, Eunice (or Palolo) siciliensis, which is used as a food delicacy. the spawning epitokes are collected when they rise into the water column. Yes, although I cannot see features up close in your photo (and I am not a worm taxonomist) if it is a eunicid epitoke it would be the same family as bobbit worm. Sorry - SA in this case = South Australia, not South Africa, but similar dark green swarming epitokes are found there too.