DSC_1690 Bamboo worm (Macroclymenella stewartensis) detail of head. A worm outside it's burrow of sand grains held together by mucous. Found on the low shore, the fine tube 'chimneys's are often the only evidence of their presence. The worm is segmented and superficially resembles bamboo. The Spit, Aramoana *
DSC_0935 Bamboo worm (Macroclymenella stewartensis) view of distinctive worm castings of a segmented marine worm that burrows in mudflats. The Spit, Otago Harbour entrance*
DSC_9939 Bamboo worm (Family: Maldanidae) distinctive worm castings of a segmented marine worm that burrows in mudflats. Otago Harbour *