Worm, Bristle (Eulalia microphylla)  
Eulalia microphylla
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Rocky Shore

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New Zealand

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Category: Invertebrate
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Aciculata
Family: Eteoninae

Notes
This dark green worm is found on the intertidal, usually associated with shell material, especially oysters.


References
Glasby, C.; Read, G. (2009). Polychaeta, Myzostomida. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp Brett, CD, 2006. Testing the effectiveness of the mt DNA Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene locus for identifying species of Polychaete worm (Polychaeta: Annelida) in New Zealand, Unpublished MSc thesis, University of Waikato.
University of Otago 2013
Last Update: 24 April 2013