DSC_6678 'Sea centipede' (Perinereis amblyodonta) a familiar NZ member of the family Nereididae. When removed from hiding, it may throw itself into such violent contractions, it's body may break into sections. Found widely in the mid to low intertidal rocky shore, where it insinuates itself into narrow crevices, or beneath clusters of shelled animals. Large individuals are dull blue-green, smaller ones pale. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_9504 'Sea centipede' (Perinereis amblyodonta) blue mature female. A familiar NZ member of the family Nereididae. When removed from hiding, it may throw itself into such violent contractions, it's body may break into sections. Found widely in the mid to low intertidal rocky shore, where it insinuates itself into narrow crevices, or beneath clusters of shelled animals. Large individuals are dull blue-green, smaller ones pale. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_4782 Quill worm (Hyalinoecia artifex) view of worm concealed in its protective transparent tube. The chevron pattern on the tubes is formed by valves just inside the tube entrance. This onuphid polychaete was dredged from deep water off the Snares Islands *
