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Bearded fireworm

Hermodice carunculata

Description:

Marine bristleworm growing to 15 centimetres in lenght.

Habitat:

Marine environments such as corals, rocks, mud, sand, posidonia.

Notes:

The bristles can penetrate human skin. Injecting neurotoxin will produce intense and painful burning sensation.

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Marek Koszorek
Spotted by
Marek Koszorek

Μακεδονία - Θράκη, Greece

Spotted on Oct 27, 2017
Submitted on Oct 27, 2017

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