• Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Annelida
  • Class: Polychaeta
  • Subclass: Sedentaria
  • Order: Terebellida
  • Family: Flabelligeridae
  • Scientific name: Pherusa plumosa
  • Norwegian: -

Characteristics:

The color of this bristle worm is grey or brown. Old specimens may have as many as 70 segments and grow to a total length of 6 cm. On the three front segments there are a number of thick hairs pointing forward.

Habitat:

It can be found on any depth from the subtidal zone and down to 1400 meters. Is usually shallowly buried in sand or under rocks.

Distribution:

This is a well known species from the North Sea and Baltic Sea, but it may exist across the entire northern hemisphere.