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DSC_9023 Bristle worm (Marphysa sp.) detail of head at tube entrance. A member of the family Eunicidae. Typically constructs its tube in fine mud sediments, enclosed within rocky crevices on sheltered reefs. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour

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DSC_9023 Bristle worm (Marphysa sp.) detail of head at tube entrance. A member of the family Eunicidae. Typically constructs its tube in fine mud sediments, enclosed within rocky crevices on sheltered reefs. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour

DSC 9023 Bristle worm Marphysa Eunicidae rockworm detail head burrow entrance emerging Aquarium Point Otago Harbour