DSC_4850 Quill worms (Hyalinoecia artifex) three worms concealed in their protective transparent tubes. 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 *
DSC_4862 Quill worms (Hyalinoecia artifex) detail of three worms inside their transparent tubes. The chevron pattern on the tubes is formed by valves just inside the tube entrance. These onuphid polychaetes were dredged from deep water off the Snares Islands *
DSC_4864 Quill worm (Hyalinoecia artifex) detail of the head of a worm extended beyond 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 *
